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Rarepetrify
The correct spelling is petrify.
How to pronounce petrify
/ˈpɛ.tɹəˌfaɪ/
verbIPA: /ˈpɛ.tɹəˌfaɪ/
Say it like: Pet-rif-ee
The correct spelling is petrify. To harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.
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Definition
verb
- 1.To harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.
- 2.To produce rigidity akin to stone.
- 3.To immobilize with fright.
- 4.To become stone, or of a stony hardness, as organic matter by calcareous deposits.
- 5.To become stony, callous, or obdurate.
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