Dictionary Check: petrify

"petrify" is a valid word!

Scrabble 15 points
Words with Friends 15 points

Definition

verb

cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright

Example: "The horror petrified his feelings"
verb

change into stone

Example: "the wood petrified with time"
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verb

make rigid and set into a conventional pattern

Example: "rigidify the training schedule"
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