cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned; "The horror petrified his feelings"; "Fear petrified her thinking"
Used in a Sentence
petrify
How to use petrify in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for petrify.
Editorial note
For my message, I'd take something like a wooden abacus or astrolabe, something that will petrify like my mortal remains.
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Quick take
cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned; "The horror petrified his feelings"; "Fear petrified her thinking"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of petrify gathered in one view.
change into stone; "the wood petrified with time"
make rigid and set into a conventional pattern; "rigidify the training schedule"; "ossified teaching methods"; "slogans petrify our thinking"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for petrify.
verb
cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned; "The horror petrified his feelings"; "Fear petrified her thinking"
verb
change into stone; "the wood petrified with time"
See also: lapidify
verb
make rigid and set into a conventional pattern; "rigidify the training schedule"; "ossified teaching methods"; "slogans petrify our thinking"
Example sentences
For my message, I'd take something like a wooden abacus or astrolabe, something that will petrify like my mortal remains.
Because everything is state-owned, everything is "too big to fail" and all management structures petrify.
The cockatrice can petrify any ordinary being it contacts--save those wise adventurers who eat a dead lizard or blob of acid when they feel themselves slowly turning to stone.
"these tracheal cartilages may ossify" synonyms: turn into bone, become bony, calcify, harden, solidify, rigidify, petrify "the cartilage may ossify" 2. cease developing; be stagnant or rigid.
Violence is for those who do not have power.> All political institutions are manifestations and materializations of power; they petrify and decay as soon as the living power of the people ceases to uphold them.-- Hannah Arendt
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use petrify in a sentence?
For my message, I'd take something like a wooden abacus or astrolabe, something that will petrify like my mortal remains.
What does petrify mean?
cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned; "The horror petrified his feelings"; "Fear petrified her thinking"
What part of speech is petrify?
petrify is commonly used as verb.