petrified; petrifying
Definition of petrify
1
: to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
2
: to make rigid or inert like stone:
a
: to make lifeless or inactive : deaden
slogans are apt to petrify a man's thinking — Saturday Rev.
b
: to confound with fear, amazement, or awe
a novel about an airline pilot that will petrify you— Martin Levin
: to become stone or of stony hardness or rigidity
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