petrify

verb

pet·ri·fy ˈpe-trə-ˌfī How to pronounce petrify (audio)

petrified; petrifying

transitive verb

: to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter

: to make rigid or inert like stone:

: to make lifeless or inactive : deaden

slogans are apt to petrify a man's thinking

Saturday Rev.

: to confound with fear, amazement, or awe

a novel about an airline pilot that will petrify you

Martin Levin

intransitive verb

: to become stone or of stony hardness or rigidity

Example Sentences

the processes that petrify wood The dead tree petrified into stone.

Recent Examples on the Web That’s devastating to the economy, however, and Trump is petrified that the tanking stock market will take his re-election hopes right along with it.

Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2020 Many of the aides who helped people like her dad were petrified.

Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 25 Apr. 2020 Peter is petrified by the idea of keeping someone like Luke in the mix as long as Hannah Brown did.

Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 21 Jan. 2020 Because success is petrifying for people, whereas failure is easy to manage.

Steff Yotka, Vogue, 18 Jan. 2020 But they intersect in Berlin during the depths of the Cold War, when the West was petrified that the Soviets would stage an unprovoked and undetected assault.

Steven V. Roberts, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2019 After a cataclysm petrified them, only their trunks remained.

Wired, 18 Nov. 2019 The idea of sitting for days of interviews — just their two faces filling the screen — was petrifying to the Lewises.

Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2019 Gannon announced over 130 winners across the six participating villages, ranging from chilling landscapes to petrifying portraits.

BostonGlobe.com, 1 Nov. 2019 See More

单词	petrifies
释义	petrify verb pet·ri·fy ˈpe-trə-ˌfī petrified; petrifying transitive verb 1 : to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter 2 : to make rigid or inert like stone: a : to make lifeless or inactive : deaden slogans are apt to petrify a man's thinking Saturday Rev. b : to confound with fear, amazement, or awe a novel about an airline pilot that will petrify you Martin Levin intransitive verb : to become stone or of stony hardness or rigidity Synonyms castrate damp dampen deaden dehydrate desiccate devitalize enervate geld lobotomize See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the processes that petrify wood The dead tree petrified into stone. Recent Examples on the Web That’s devastating to the economy, however, and Trump is petrified that the tanking stock market will take his re-election hopes right along with it. Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2020 Many of the aides who helped people like her dad were petrified. Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 25 Apr. 2020 Peter is petrified by the idea of keeping someone like Luke in the mix as long as Hannah Brown did. Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 21 Jan. 2020 Because success is petrifying for people, whereas failure is easy to manage. Steff Yotka, Vogue, 18 Jan. 2020 But they intersect in Berlin during the depths of the Cold War, when the West was petrified that the Soviets would stage an unprovoked and undetected assault. Steven V. Roberts, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2019 After a cataclysm petrified them, only their trunks remained. Wired, 18 Nov. 2019 The idea of sitting for days of interviews — just their two faces filling the screen — was petrifying to the Lewises. Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2019 Gannon announced over 130 winners across the six participating villages, ranging from chilling landscapes to petrifying portraits. BostonGlobe.com, 1 Nov. 2019 See More Word History Etymology Middle English petrifien (as past participle petrified), borrowed from Medieval Latin petrificāre, from Latin petra "rock, boulder, crag" (borrowed from Greek pétra) + -ificāre -ify — more at petro- First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Kids Definition petrify verb pet·ri·fy ˈpe-trə-ˌfī petrified; petrifying 1 : to change plant or animal matter into stone or something like stone petrified wood 2 : to frighten very much Lightning petrifies me. Medical Definition petrify verb pet·ri·fy ˈpe-trə-ˌfī petrified; petrifying transitive verb : to convert (organic matter) into stone or a stony substance intransitive verb : to become stone or like stone petrifies verb present tense third-person singular of petrify as in undermines to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality groupthink and peer pressure have so petrified the thinking of the company's top brass that they haven't produced an innovative product in years Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance undermines weakens drains desiccates exhausts castrates dehydrates wears enervates deadens damps devitalizes debilitates dampens discourages saps lobotomizes gelds enfeebles burns out disheartens wears out fatigues daunts demoralizes dispirits tuckers (out) does in Antonyms & Near Antonyms stimulates energizes vivifies vitalizes invigorates quickens stirs arouses rouses provokes galvanizes electrifies excites incites braces triggers inspires ferments enlivens inflames charges foments lifts fortifies sparks fires emboldens heartens instigates regenerates revives cheers kindles whips (up) boosts resurrects abets enflames reactivates revitalizes rejuvenates reanimates resuscitates reawakens refreshes recharges renews buoys rekindles reenergizes reawakes See More
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