transitive. To convert into stone or a stony substance; spec. to turn (an organic body) into a stony concretion by gradually replacing its…
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| 释义 | the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > formation of rock or stone > [verb (transitive)] (11) petrify?a1425 transitive. To convert into stone or a stony substance; spec. to turn (an organic body) into a stony concretion by gradually replacing its… stonify1610 transitive. To make stony, or turn into stone; to petrify. Also intransitive. inlapidate1626 transitive. To convert into stone, petrify. lapidify1816 transitive. To make or turn into stone. lithify1877 transitive. To form into stone. Subcategories:— indurate (1) — fossilize (4) — spherulitize (1) |
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