petrify

pet·ri·fy

 (pĕt′rə-fī′)

tr.v. pet·ri·fied, pet·ri·fy·ing, pet·ri·fies

1. To convert (wood or other organic matter) into a stony replica by petrifaction.

2. To cause to lose vitality or become impervious to change; deaden: a routine that petrified her thinking.

3. To stun or paralyze with terror; daze.

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[Middle English petrifien, to harden, from Old French petrifier : Latin petra, rock (from Greek petrā; see per- in Indo-European roots) + Old French -fier, -fy.]

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petrify

(ˈpɛtrɪˌfaɪ)

vb, -fies, -fying or -fied

1. (Geological Science) (tr; often passive) to convert (organic material, esp plant material) into a fossilized form by impregnation with dissolved minerals so that the original appearance is preserved

2. to make or become dull, unresponsive, insensitive, etc; deaden

3. (tr; often passive) to stun or daze with horror, fear, etc

[C16: from French pétrifier, ultimately from Greek petra stone, rock]

ˈpetriˌfier n

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pet•ri•fy

(ˈpɛ trəˌfaɪ)

v. -fied, -fy•ing. v.t.

1. to convert into stone or a stony substance.

2. to benumb with strong emotion, as fear.

3. to harden; deaden: The tragedy petrified his emotions.

v.i.

4. to become petrified.

[1585–95; < Middle French petrifier. See petri-, -ify]

pet′ri•fi`a•ble, adj.

pe•trif•i•cant (pɪˈtrɪf ɪ kənt) adj.

pet′ri•fi`er, n.

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petrify

Past participle: petrified
Gerund: petrifying

Imperative

petrify

petrify

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	petrify - cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned; "The horror petrified his feelings"; "Fear petrified her thinking" blunt, deaden - make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"
	2.	petrify - change into stone; "the wood petrified with time" lapidify fossilise, fossilize - convert to a fossil; "The little animals fossilized and are now embedded in the limestone"
	3.	petrify - make rigid and set into a conventional pattern; "rigidify the training schedule"; "ossified teaching methods"; "slogans petrify our thinking" ossify, rigidify stiffen - make stiff or stiffer; "Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine"

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petrify

verb

1. terrify, horrify, amaze, astonish, stun, appal, paralyse, astound, confound, transfix, stupefy, immobilize, dumbfound His story petrified me.

2. fossilize, set, harden, solidify, ossify, turn to stone, calcify Bird and bat guano petrifies into a mineral called taranakite.

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petrify

verb

1. To make or become physically hard:

cake, concrete, congeal, dry, harden, indurate, set, solidify.

2. To render helpless, as by emotion:

benumb, numb, paralyze, stun, stupefy, wither.

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Translations

يَصْعَق، يُذْهِل

nahánět strach

gøre stiv af rædselskræmme

erstarrenerstarren lassenversteinern

μαρμαρώνω

petrificar

jähmettääjähmettyäkivettääkivettyäkovettaa

pétrifier

lama af skelfingu

pietrificare

kelti siaubąstulbinti

pārakmeņotiessastingt

gjøre skrekkslagenskremme vettet av

dehşete düşürmek

使人发呆吓呆

petrify

[ˈpetrɪfaɪ]

A. VT

1. (lit) → petrificar
to become petrified → petrificarse

2. (fig) → aterrorizar, horrorizar
we were petrified → nos quedamos aterrorizados or horrorizados
to be petrified with fear → estar muerto de miedo
she's petrified of losing → le aterroriza or horroriza perder

B. VI → petrificarse

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petrify

[ˈpɛtrɪfaɪ] vt (= terrify) → terrifier, pétrifier

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petrify

vt

(lit) → versteinern

(= frighten) he really petrifies me → er jagt mir schreckliche Angst ein; a petrifying experience → ein schreckliches Erlebnis; to be petrified by something → sich panisch vor etw fürchten

vi → versteinern

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petrify

[ˈpɛtrɪˌfaɪ]

1. vt (fig) → terrorizzare

2. vi (turn to stone) → pietrificarsi (frm) (stagnate) → sclerotizzarsi

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

petrify

(ˈpetrifai) verb

to make (someone) very frightened; to terrify. The thought of having to make a speech petrified him. bevrees maak يَصْعَق، يُذْهِل вкаменявам petrificar nahánět strach erstarren lassen skræmme; gøre stiv af rædsel τρομοκρατώpetrificar, aterrorizar kohutama بهت زده کردن kauhistuttaa pétrifier לְהָמֵם सन्न रह जाना okameniti halálra rémít membuat ketakutan lama(st) af skelfingu pietrificare すくませる 아연실색하게 하다 kelti (kam) siaubą, stulbinti sastingt; pārakmeņoties menyebabkan sso terpaku doen verstijven gjøre skrekkslagen, skremme vettet av przerazić porazić په تيږ ه بدلول يا بدليدل ، تيږه كول ، تيږ ه اړول petrificar a îngheţa приводить в оцепенение vydesiť paralizirati prestrašiti se förstena, lamslå ทำให้หวาดกลัว dehşete düşürmek 使驚呆，把...嚇呆 приводити в заціпеніння; приголомшувати خوف زدہ کرنا làm sững sờ/ làm chết điếng 使人发呆，吓呆

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