petrifies

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Definition von petrifies im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

petrify
To produce rigidness akin to stone
petrify
To harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals
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To immobilize with fright
petrify
to convert into a substance of stony hardness and character
petrify
{v} to change to stone, to become stone
petrify
To convert, as any animal or vegetable matter, into stone or stony substance
petrify
To become stony, callous, or obdurate
petrify
change into stone; "the wood petrified with time"
petrify
To become stone, or of a stony hardness, as organic matter by calcareous deposits
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To make callous or obdurate; to stupefy; to paralyze; to transform; as by petrifaction; as, to petrify the heart
petrify
{f} make into stone; turn into stone; stiffen, make hard; paralyze with fear
petrify
cause to become stone-like or stiff or dazed and stunned; "The horror petrified his feelings"; "Fear petrified her thinking"
petrify
make rigid and set into a conventional pattern; "rigidify the training schedule"; "ossified teaching methods"; "slogans petrify our thinking"
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If something petrifies you, it makes you feel very frightened. Prison petrifies me and I don't want to go there. = terrify + petrifying pet·ri·fy·ing I found the climb absolutely petrifying. = terrifying
petrify
cause to become stone-like or stiff or dazed and stunned; "The horror petrified his feelings"; "Fear petrified her thinking
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