petrifying
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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary Petrified Forest National Park n. Function: geographical name reservation E Ariz. in Painted Desert containing natural exhibit of petrified wood]]> pet·ri·fy v. Pronunciation: ' pe-trə- ˌ fī Function: verb Inflected Form:   -fied ; -fy·ing Etymology: Middle French petrifier, from petr- + -ifier -ify Date: 1594 transitive verb 1 : to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter 2 : to make rigid or inert like stone: a : to make lifeless or inactive : DEADEN <slogans are apt to petrify a man's thinking ― Saturday Rev. > b : to confound with fear, amazement, or awe <a novel about an airline pilot that will petrify you ― Martin Levin> intransitive verb : to become stone or of stony hardness or rigidity]]>