petrify
Bedeutung (Englisch)
- (transitive) To turn to stone: to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.
- To produce rigidity akin to stone.
- To immobilize with fright.
- (intransitive) To become stone, or of a stony hardness, as organic matter by calcareous deposits.
- (figuratively, intransitive) To become stony, callous, or obdurate.
- (figuratively, transitive) To make callous or obdurate; to stupefy; to paralyze; to transform; as by petrification.
Konzepte
Synonyme
turn to stone
make hard
turn into stone
become rigid
be dumbfounded
Übersetzungen
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈpɛ.tɹəˌfaɪ/
Etymologie (Englisch)
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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