petrify
To turn to stone: to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing…To turn to stone: to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.
» Tom was petrified of the dog.
Meaning
6 senses(transitive)To turn to stone: to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.
versteinern
превраща́ть в ка́меньprevraščátʹ v kámenʹ
To produce rigidity akin to stone.
versteinern
change into stone
To immobilize with fright.
erstarren
ціпені́тиcipeníty
(intransitive)To become stone, or of a stony hardness, as organic matter by calcareous deposits.
камене́тьkamenétʹ, окамене́тьokamenétʹ
(figuratively, intransitive)To become stony, callous, or obdurate.
камене́тьkamenétʹ, окамене́тьokamenétʹ
(figuratively, transitive)To make callous or obdurate; to stupefy; to paralyze; to transform; as by petrification.
Examples
43 sentencesTom was petrified of the dog.
I was too petrified to move.
Have you ever seen a petrified tree?
deHast du schon einmal einen versteinerten Baum gesehen?
They're petrified with fear.
You must've been petrified.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French pétrifier, from Medieval Latin petrificāre, from Latin petra (“rock”),From Middle French pétrifier, from Medieval Latin petrificāre, from Latin petra (“rock”), from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “rock”) + -ficāre, from facere (“do, make”), equivalent to petro- + -ify.
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Forms
petrifies, petrifying, petrified, petrifiedSynonyms
25 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle