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单词 lapidify
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lapidify

/ləˈpɪdɪfʌɪ /
verb (lapidifies, lapidifying, lapidified) [with object] rare
Change (organic matter) into a stony substance; petrify: a gorgon whose visage lapidifies those who confront her directly...
  • His blood stayed in him, seeming to lapidify.
  • This wood had certainly not been lapidified by the water of the lake.
  • The aqueous solution has lapidified the softer materials.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from French lapidifier, from medieval Latin lapidificare, from Latin lapid-, lapis 'stone'.

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