Petrify synonyms and antonyms
pĕt'rə-fī'
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frighten (related)
The definition of frighten is to cause fear or to make someone afraid or anxious.
calm (antonym)
(Intransitive) To become calm.
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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
terrify (related)
To clarify is defined as to purify a liquid to make it clear or to remove something.
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mineralize
To transform a metal into a mineral by oxidation.
(Intransitive) To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.
The definition of astonish is to amaze someone.
To become as if dead; lose vigor, intensity, etc.
To prevent the movement of (a limb or joint) with splints or a cast
To make unable to move or act:
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To daze or render senseless, as by a blow or loud noise.
To stupefy is to astonish, shock or make someone unable to think or respond clearly.
To warn of approaching danger
harden (related)
To make callous
To fill with horror or dismay; shock
To cause to feel horror
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soothe (antonym)
To bring comfort, composure, or relief.
comfort (antonym)
(Law) To help; aid
please (antonym)
To be agreeable; give pleasure; satisfy
melt (antonym)
To dissolve; disintegrate
To form into a cake, or mass.
To build, treat, or cover with hard, strong conglomerate construction material.
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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
To cause to lose force or vitality; diminish or destroy:
solid (related)
Without a break or opening; completely or continuously:
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affect (related)
To make a show of; to put on a pretence of; to feign; to assume. To make a false display of. [from 16th c.]
dumbstruck (related)
speechless (related)
scared-to-death (related)
dumbfounded (related)
transfix (related)
rigidify
To make rigid, to cause to be or become rigid.
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To change into bone; become bony.
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