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petrified
Variant of petrify
transitive verb petrified, petrifying
- to replace the normal cells of (organic matter) with silica or other mineral deposits; re-form as a stony substance
- to make rigid, inflexible, or inert; harden or deaden
- to paralyze or make numb, as with fear; stupefy; stun
intransitive verb
to become petrified
Related Forms:
- petrified adjective
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