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Word | Petrify |
change into stone; the wood petrified with time / cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned / To become stone, or of a stony hardness, as organic matter by calcareous deposits. / turn to stone / make (someone) so frightened that they are unable to move or think. / to make (someone) very afraid / to slowly change (something, such as wood) into stone or a substance like stone over a very long period of time, | |
Usage | ⇒ I was petrified to see the enormous giant ⇒ His sudden and unexpected appearance seemed to petrify her. ⇒ the processes that petrify wood ⇒ his icy controlled quietness petrified her ⇒ I was petrified when he pulled out a knife |
Synonyms | scare, terrify, alarm, frighten, horrify, startle, stun, harden, astonish, astound, fossilize, ossify, stupefy, benumb, lapidify, amaze, dismay, intimidate, paralyse, paralyze, |
Antonyms | comfort, calm, soften, soothe, melt, please, abandonment, aid, alleviation, amenity, ascertain, assistance, casualness, comfortableness, consolation, console, convenience, ease, familiarity, informality, |
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