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etrify, peetrify, petrif, petriffy, petrifyy, petriify, petriphy, petrrify, pettrify, ppetrify
Petrify — synonyms, definition
1. petrify (Verb)
41 synonym
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3 definitions
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"
5 types of
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