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petrify

verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026

cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned

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Senses

Wordset Dictionary

make rigid and set into a conventional pattern

Wordset Dictionary

change into stone

Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

Unclassified—authoritativetrigger_default_value
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Automation

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Variants

synonym
lapidifyossifyrigidify
pasttense
petrified
presentparticiple
petrifying
thirdpersonsingular
petrifies
pastparticiple
petrified