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Another word for petrify

Verb

  1. To make or become physically hard

    2. See also:

    solid

  2. To render helpless, as by emotion

    3. See also:

    affect

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Another word for petrify

Verb

  1. To harden

    2. See also:

    harden

  2. To frighten

    3. See also:

    frighten

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Sentence Examples

  • petrify petrified wood is visible in some areas with reduced water levels.

  • petrify was absolutely petrified, you know!

  • petrify my scheme in the shape of the discovery of a remarkably petrified man.

  • petrify they asked if the resident archeologist had seen the petrified penis of the poofter Peruvian prince.

  • petrify so petrified by what he had said.

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