Petrify — synonyms, definition

1. petrify (Verb)

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petrify (Verb) — Cause to become stonelike, stiff or dazed and stunned. ex. "The horror petrified his feelings" ex. "Fear petrified her thinking"

petrify (Verb) — Change into stone. ex. "the wood petrified with time"

petrify (Verb) — Make rigid and set into a conventional pattern. ex. "slogans petrify our thinking"

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