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petrify

释义

petrify

verb

UK /ˈpetrɪfaɪ/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	petrify
he/she/it	petrifies
present participle	petrifying
past tense	petrified
past participle	petrified

1
transitive to frighten someone so much that they cannot move or decide what to do
Your father really petrifies me.
Synonyms and related words
To make someone afraid or frightened
frighten
alarm
scare
2
intransitive/transitive to change a dead plant or animal gradually into stone, or to be changed in this way
Synonyms and related words
To change consistency - general words
atomise
atomize
bake

petrify

verb

US /ˈpetrɪˌfaɪ/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	petrify
he/she/it	petrifies
present participle	petrifying
past tense	petrified
past participle	petrified

1
transitive to frighten someone so much that they cannot move or decide what to do
Your father really petrifies me.
Synonyms and related words
To make someone afraid or frightened
frighten
alarm
scare
2
intransitive/transitive to change a dead plant or animal gradually into stone, or to be changed in this way
Synonyms and related words
To change consistency - general words
atomize
bake
boil
3
intransitive to stop developing or to stop something from developing
Synonyms and related words
To stop something from continuing or developing
cut into
shut off
kill

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