Petrify Meaning

There are 3 meaning(s) for word Petrify

Meaning 1 : change into stone

    Synonyms : lapidify
Meaning 2 : make rigid and set into a conventional pattern

    Example : slogans petrify our thinking

    Synonyms : ossify,  rigidify
Meaning 3 : cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright


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