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1. petrify
verb. ['ˈpɛtrəˌfaɪ'] cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned.
Synonyms
- deaden
Antonyms
- stay
- indirect
Etymology
- petrificare (Malayalam)
- petra (Latin)
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Words that Rhyme with Petrify
- acidify
- amplify
- beatify
- calcify
- certify
- clarify
- classify
- codify
- crucify
- decertify
- declassify
- deify
- demystify
- detoxify
- dignify
- disqualify
- diversify
- diversify
- falsify
- glorify
Example sentences of the word petrify
1. Verb, base form
Sodium silicate is just one of several dissolved mineral compounds used to petrify wood.
2. petrify
verb. ['ˈpɛtrəˌfaɪ'] make rigid and set into a conventional pattern.
Synonyms
- rigidify
- ossify
Antonyms
- sensitize
- sensitise
- conditional
Etymology
- petrificare (Malayalam)
- petra (Latin)
3. petrify
verb. ['ˈpɛtrəˌfaɪ'] change into stone.
Synonyms
- lapidify
- fossilise
Antonyms
- pointed
- sharp
- strengthen
Etymology
- petrificare (Malayalam)
- petra (Latin)