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petrify
pet·ri·fy P0224100 (pĕt′rə-fī′)tr.v. pet·ri·fied, pet·ri·fy·ing, pet·ri·fies 1. To convert (wood or other organic matter) into a stony replica by petrifaction.2. To cause to lose vitality or become impervious to change; deaden: a routine that petrified her thinking.3. To stun or paralyze with terror; daze.
[Middle English petrifien, to harden, from Old French petrifier : Latin petra, rock (from Greek petrā; see per- in Indo-European roots) + Old French -fier, -fy.]petrify (ˈpɛtrɪˌfaɪ) vb, -fies, -fying or -fied1. (Geological Science) (tr; often passive) to convert (organic material, esp plant material) into a fossilized form by impregnation with dissolved minerals so that the original appearance is preserved2. to make or become dull, unresponsive, insensitive, etc; deaden3. (tr; often passive) to stun or daze with horror, fear, etc[C16: from French pétrifier, ultimately from Greek petra stone, rock] ˈpetriˌfier npet•ri•fy (ˈpɛ trəˌfaɪ)
v. -fied, -fy•ing. v.t. 1. to convert into stone or a stony substance. 2. to benumb with strong emotion, as fear. 3. to harden; deaden: The tragedy petrified his emotions. v.i. 4. to become petrified. [1585–95; < Middle French petrifier. See petri-, -ify] pet′ri•fi`a•ble, adj. pe•trif•i•cant (pɪˈtrɪf ɪ kənt) adj. pet′ri•fi`er, n. petrify
Past participle: petrified
Gerund: petrifying
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| I petrify | | you petrify | | he/she/it petrifies | | we petrify | | you petrify | | they petrify |
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| I petrified | | you petrified | | he/she/it petrified | | we petrified | | you petrified | | they petrified |
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| I am petrifying | | you are petrifying | | he/she/it is petrifying | | we are petrifying | | you are petrifying | | they are petrifying |
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| I have petrified | | you have petrified | | he/she/it has petrified | | we have petrified | | you have petrified | | they have petrified |
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| I was petrifying | | you were petrifying | | he/she/it was petrifying | | we were petrifying | | you were petrifying | | they were petrifying |
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| I had petrified | | you had petrified | | he/she/it had petrified | | we had petrified | | you had petrified | | they had petrified |
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| I will petrify | | you will petrify | | he/she/it will petrify | | we will petrify | | you will petrify | | they will petrify |
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| I will have petrified | | you will have petrified | | he/she/it will have petrified | | we will have petrified | | you will have petrified | | they will have petrified |
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| I will be petrifying | | you will be petrifying | | he/she/it will be petrifying | | we will be petrifying | | you will be petrifying | | they will be petrifying |
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| I have been petrifying | | you have been petrifying | | he/she/it has been petrifying | | we have been petrifying | | you have been petrifying | | they have been petrifying |
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| I will have been petrifying | | you will have been petrifying | | he/she/it will have been petrifying | | we will have been petrifying | | you will have been petrifying | | they will have been petrifying |
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| I had been petrifying | | you had been petrifying | | he/she/it had been petrifying | | we had been petrifying | | you had been petrifying | | they had been petrifying |
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| I would petrify | | you would petrify | | he/she/it would petrify | | we would petrify | | you would petrify | | they would petrify |
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| I would have petrified | | you would have petrified | | he/she/it would have petrified | | we would have petrified | | you would have petrified | | they would have petrified |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | petrify - cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned; "The horror petrified his feelings"; "Fear petrified her thinking"blunt, deaden - make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound" | | 2. | petrify - change into stone; "the wood petrified with time"lapidifyfossilise, fossilize - convert to a fossil; "The little animals fossilized and are now embedded in the limestone" | | 3. | petrify - make rigid and set into a conventional pattern; "rigidify the training schedule"; "ossified teaching methods"; "slogans petrify our thinking"ossify, rigidifystiffen - make stiff or stiffer; "Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine" |
petrifyverb1. terrify, horrify, amaze, astonish, stun, appal, paralyse, astound, confound, transfix, stupefy, immobilize, dumbfound His story petrified me.2. fossilize, set, harden, solidify, ossify, turn to stone, calcify Bird and bat guano petrifies into a mineral called taranakite.petrifyverb1. To make or become physically hard:cake, concrete, congeal, dry, harden, indurate, set, solidify.2. To render helpless, as by emotion:benumb, numb, paralyze, stun, stupefy, wither.Translationspetrify (ˈpetrifai) verb to make (someone) very frightened; to terrify. The thought of having to make a speech petrified him. 使驚呆，把...嚇呆 使人发呆，吓呆
EncyclopediaSeepetrifactionpetrify
petrify (pĕt′rĭ-fī) To convert into stone; make rigid.petrify
Synonyms for petrifyverb terrifySynonyms- terrify
- horrify
- amaze
- astonish
- stun
- appal
- paralyse
- astound
- confound
- transfix
- stupefy
- immobilize
- dumbfound
verb fossilizeSynonyms- fossilize
- set
- harden
- solidify
- ossify
- turn to stone
- calcify
Synonyms for petrifyverb to make or become physically hardSynonyms- cake
- concrete
- congeal
- dry
- harden
- indurate
- set
- solidify
verb to render helpless, as by emotionSynonyms- benumb
- numb
- paralyze
- stun
- stupefy
- wither
Synonyms for petrifyverb cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunnedRelated Wordsverb change into stoneSynonymsRelated Wordsverb make rigid and set into a conventional patternSynonymsRelated Words |