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petrifies petrifies definition

petrifies


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  petrify 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  petrify 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  petrify 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  petrify 
 
  2  senses  of  petrify 
 
  Sense  1 
  petrify 
  =>  deaden,  blunt 
 
  Sense  2 
  lapidify,  petrify 
  =>  fossilize,  fossilise 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  petrify 
 
  petrify  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  petrify 
 
  Sense  1 
  petrify 
  =>  deaden,  blunt 
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  Sense  2 
  lapidify,  petrify 
  =>  fossilize,  fossilise 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  petrify 
 
  The  verb  petrify  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  petrify  --  (cause  to  become  stone-like  or  stiff;  "The  horror  petrified  his  feelings";  "Fear  petrified  her  thinking") 
  2.  lapidify,  petrify  --  (change  into  stone;  "the  wood  petrified  with  time") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  petrify 
 
  The  verb  petrify  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  petrify  --  (cause  to  become  stone-like  or  stiff;  "The  horror  petrified  his  feelings";  "Fear  petrified  her  thinking") 
  2.  lapidify,  petrify  --  (change  into  stone;  "the  wood  petrified  with  time") 



petrifies definition