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      petrify
      verb
      make rigid and set into a conventional pattern
      change into stone
      cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright
      Roots
      petrapetr- · Greek · rock, stonefacio-fy · Latin · make, do
      Synonyms for petrify
      lapidifyvossifyvfossilizevparalyzevstupefyvlithifyvterrifyvfrightenvstunvbedazevcalcifyv
      Words related to petrify
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