Petrify Synonyms and Antonyms
pĕt'rə-fī'
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Synonyms for Petrify
To make or become numb.
To become solid:
lapidify
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
To clarify is defined as to purify a liquid to make it clear or to remove something.
mineralize
To transform a metal into a mineral by oxidation.
(Intransitive) To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.
To warn of approaching danger
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The definition of astonish is to amaze someone.
To stupefy is to astonish, shock or make someone unable to think or respond clearly.
To become as if dead; lose vigor, intensity, etc.
To make unable to move or act:
To daze or render senseless, as by a blow or loud noise.
To prevent the movement of (a limb or joint) with splints or a cast
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To form into a cake, or mass.
To build, treat, or cover with hard, strong conglomerate construction material.
To solidify or thicken by cooling or freezing
To remove moisture from.
To make hard; harden:
To fix at a given amount:
To deaden the mind, will, or feelings of
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To cause to lose force or vitality; diminish or destroy:
To fill with horror or dismay; shock
To cause to feel horror
rigidify
To make rigid, to cause to be or become rigid.
To change into bone; become bony.
Antonyms for Petrify
(Intransitive) To become calm.
To bring comfort, composure, or relief.
(Law) To help; aid
To be agreeable; give pleasure; satisfy
To dissolve; disintegrate
Words Related to Petrify
The definition of frighten is to cause fear or to make someone afraid or anxious.
To make callous
Without a break or opening; completely or continuously:
To make a show of; to put on a pretence of; to feign; to assume. To make a false display of. [from 16th c.]
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