petrifyˈpɛ trəˌfaɪ
petrify (v)
- present
- petrifies
- past
- petrified
- past participle
- petrified
- present participle
- petrifying
English Definitions:
petrify (verb)
cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned
"The horror petrified his feelings"; "Fear petrified her thinking"
lapidify, petrify (verb)
change into stone
"the wood petrified with time"
rigidify, ossify, petrify (verb)
make rigid and set into a conventional pattern
"rigidify the training schedule"; "ossified teaching methods"; "slogans petrify our thinking"
petrify (Verb)
To harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.
petrify (Verb)
To produce rigidness akin to stone.
petrify (Verb)
To immobilize with fright.
petrify
In geology, petrifaction or petrification (from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra) 'rock, stone') is the process by which organic material becomes a fossil through the replacement of the original material and the filling of the original pore spaces with minerals. Petrified wood typifies this process, but all organisms, from bacteria to vertebrates, can become petrified (although harder, more durable matter such as bone, beaks, and shells survive the process better than softer remains such as muscle tissue, feathers, or skin). Petrifaction takes place through a combination of two similar processes: permineralization and replacement. These processes create replicas of the original specimen that are similar down to the microscopic level.
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