Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | English word PETRIFY

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Definitions of PETRIFY

1. To produce rigidity akin to stone.
2. To immobilize with fright.
3. (transitive) To turn to stone: to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.
4. (intransitive) To become stone, or of a stony hardness, as organic matter by calcareous deposits.
5. (intransitive, figurative) To become stony, callous, or obdurate.
6. (transitive, figurative) To make callous or obdurate; to stupefy; to paralyze; to transform; as by petrification.

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