petrify

ˈpɛtrɪˌfaɪ

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Definition of petrify - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

fear

Rare

make someone extremely frightened

Rare

The horror movie petrified the audience.

frighten

horrify

terrify

geology

TECH.

turn organic material into stone

TECH.

The wood petrified over millions of years.

fossilize

harden

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Origin of petrify

Greek, petra (rock) + -ify (to make)

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mineralize

petrify

convert organic matter into a mineral

Examples of petrify in a sentence

His threats were enough to petrify anyone.
The leaves were slowly petrified in the bog.
Scientists discovered petrified bones in the desert.

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French:pétrifier, fossiliser, ...
German:versteinern, petrifizieren, ...
Italian:pietrificare, fossilizzare, ...
Spanish:petrificar, fosilizar, ...
Portuguese:aterrorizar, fossilizar, ...
Chinese:吓坏, 石化, ...
Japanese:怖がらせる, 石化する, ...
Arabic:أَرْعَبَ, تَحَجَّرَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַפְחִיד, לְהַפְכוֹת לְאֶבֶן, ...
Russian:пугать, окаменевать, ...
Ukrainian:лякати, перетворювати на камінь, ...
Hindi:स्तब्ध करना, पत्थर बनना, ...
Bengali:ভীত করা, পাথরে পরিণত করা, ...
Catalan:aterrar, petrificar, ...
Czech:vyděsit, zkamenět, ...
Danish:skræmme, forstene, ...
Dutch:verstenen, fossiliseren, ...
Greek:τρομοκρατώ, απολιθώνω, ...
Hungarian:megrémíteni, megkövesíteni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យភ័យខ្លាចខ្លាំង, ក្លាយជាថ្ម, ...
Korean:극도로 무섭게 만들다, 돌로 변하다, ...
Persian:وحشت‌زده کرد, سنگ کرد, ...
Polish:przerażać, skamienieć, ...
Portuguese (BR):aterrorizar, petrificar, ...
Romanian:a îngrozi, a pietrifica, ...
Swedish:skrämma, förstenas, ...
Thai:ทำให้กลัว, กลายเป็นหิน, ...
Turkish:taş kesmek, taşlaşmak, ...
Vietnamese:làm sợ hãi, hóa đá, ...

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