petrify
(Inglese)
- (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.
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈpɛ.tɹəˌfaɪ/
Etimologia (Inglese)
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.
impietrare
indurirsi come la pietra
fare indurire
diventare come pietra
turn to stone
make hard
turn into stone
become rigid
be dumbfounded
petrificar
petrificar
petrificar
taşlaşmak
verstenen
petrifizieren
se pétrifier kamienieć
versteinern lassen erstarren lassenSign in to write sticky notes
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