petrify
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pet·ri·fy
(pĕt′rə-fī′)tr.v. pet·ri·fied, pet·ri·fy·ing, pet·ri·fies
1. To convert (wood or other organic matter) into a stony replica by petrifaction.
2. To cause to lose vitality or become impervious to change; deaden: a routine that petrified her thinking.
3. To stun or paralyze with terror; daze.
[Middle English petrifien, to harden, from Old French petrifier : Latin petra, rock (from Greek petrā; see per- in Indo-European roots) + Old French -fier, -fy.]
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petrify
(ˈpɛtrɪˌfaɪ)vb, -fies, -fying or -fied
1. (Geological Science) (tr; often passive) to convert (organic material, esp plant material) into a fossilized form by impregnation with dissolved minerals so that the original appearance is preserved
2. to make or become dull, unresponsive, insensitive, etc; deaden
3. (tr; often passive) to stun or daze with horror, fear, etc
[C16: from French pétrifier, ultimately from Greek petra stone, rock]
ˈpetriˌfier n
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pet•ri•fy
(ˈpɛ trəˌfaɪ)v. -fied, -fy•ing. v.t.
1. to convert into stone or a stony substance.
2. to benumb with strong emotion, as fear.
3. to harden; deaden: The tragedy petrified his emotions.
v.i. 4. to become petrified.
pet′ri•fi`a•ble, adj.
pe•trif•i•cant (pɪˈtrɪf ɪ kənt) adj.
pet′ri•fi`er, n.
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petrify
Past participle: petrified
Gerund: petrifying
| Imperative |
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| petrify |
| petrify |
| Present |
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| I petrify |
| you petrify |
| he/she/it petrifies |
| we petrify |
| you petrify |
| they petrify |
| Preterite |
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| I petrified |
| you petrified |
| he/she/it petrified |
| we petrified |
| you petrified |
| they petrified |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am petrifying |
| you are petrifying |
| he/she/it is petrifying |
| we are petrifying |
| you are petrifying |
| they are petrifying |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have petrified |
| you have petrified |
| he/she/it has petrified |
| we have petrified |
| you have petrified |
| they have petrified |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was petrifying |
| you were petrifying |
| he/she/it was petrifying |
| we were petrifying |
| you were petrifying |
| they were petrifying |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had petrified |
| you had petrified |
| he/she/it had petrified |
| we had petrified |
| you had petrified |
| they had petrified |
| Future |
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| I will petrify |
| you will petrify |
| he/she/it will petrify |
| we will petrify |
| you will petrify |
| they will petrify |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have petrified |
| you will have petrified |
| he/she/it will have petrified |
| we will have petrified |
| you will have petrified |
| they will have petrified |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be petrifying |
| you will be petrifying |
| he/she/it will be petrifying |
| we will be petrifying |
| you will be petrifying |
| they will be petrifying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been petrifying |
| you have been petrifying |
| he/she/it has been petrifying |
| we have been petrifying |
| you have been petrifying |
| they have been petrifying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been petrifying |
| you will have been petrifying |
| he/she/it will have been petrifying |
| we will have been petrifying |
| you will have been petrifying |
| they will have been petrifying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been petrifying |
| you had been petrifying |
| he/she/it had been petrifying |
| we had been petrifying |
| you had been petrifying |
| they had been petrifying |
| Conditional |
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| I would petrify |
| you would petrify |
| he/she/it would petrify |
| we would petrify |
| you would petrify |
| they would petrify |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have petrified |
| you would have petrified |
| he/she/it would have petrified |
| we would have petrified |
| you would have petrified |
| they would have petrified |
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Verb 1. petrify - cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned; "The horror petrified his feelings"; "Fear petrified her thinking"
2. petrify - change into stone; "the wood petrified with time"
3. petrify - make rigid and set into a conventional pattern; "rigidify the training schedule"; "ossified teaching methods"; "slogans petrify our thinking"
stiffen - make stiff or stiffer; "Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine"
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petrify
verb
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petrify
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Translations
يَصْعَق، يُذْهِل
nahánět strach
gøre stiv af rædselskræmme
jähmettääjähmettyäkivettääkivettyäkovettaa
lama af skelfingu
kelti siaubąstulbinti
pārakmeņotiessastingt
petrify
[ˈpetrɪfaɪ]A. VT
2. (fig) → aterrorizar, horrorizar
we were petrified → nos quedamos aterrorizados or horrorizados
to be petrified with fear → estar muerto de miedo
she's petrified of losing → le aterroriza or horroriza perder
we were petrified → nos quedamos aterrorizados or horrorizados
to be petrified with fear → estar muerto de miedo
she's petrified of losing → le aterroriza or horroriza perder
B. VI → petrificarse
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
petrify
vt
(lit) → versteinern
(= frighten) he really petrifies me → er jagt mir schreckliche Angst ein; a petrifying experience → ein schreckliches Erlebnis ; to be petrified by something → sich panisch vor etw fürchten
vi → versteinern
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
petrify
[ˈpɛtrɪˌfaɪ]1. vt (fig) → terrorizzare
2. vi (turn to stone) → pietrificarsi (frm) (stagnate) → sclerotizzarsi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
petrify
(ˈpetrifai) verb to make (someone) very frightened; to terrify. The thought of having to make a speech petrified him. bevrees maak يَصْعَق، يُذْهِل вкаменявам petrificar nahánět strach erstarren lassen skræmme; gøre stiv af rædsel τρομοκρατώ petrificar, aterrorizar kohutama بهت زده کردن kauhistuttaa pétrifier לְהָמֵם सन्न रह जाना okameniti halálra rémít membuat ketakutan lama(st) af skelfingu pietrificare すくませる 아연실색하게 하다 kelti (kam) siaubą, stulbinti sastingt; pārakmeņoties menyebabkan sso terpaku doen verstijven gjøre skrekkslagen, skremme vettet av przerazić porazić په تيږ ه بدلول يا بدليدل ، تيږه كول ، تيږ ه اړول petrificar a îngheţa приводить в оцепенение vydesiť paralizirati prestrašiti se förstena, lamslå ทําให้หวาดกลัว dehşete düşürmek 使驚呆,把...嚇呆 приводити в заціпеніння; приголомшувати خوف زدہ کرنا làm sững sờ/ làm chết điếng 使人发呆,吓呆
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