Main Entry: lith·i·fy

Pronunciation: \ˈli-thə-ˌfī\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): lith·i·fied; lith·i·fy·ing

Date: 1877

transitive verb : to change to stone : petrify; especially : to convert (unconsolidated sediment) into solid rockintransitive verb : to become changed into stone

— lith·i·fi·ca·tion \ˌli-thə-fə-ˈkā-shən\ noun