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Definition petrify in American English

petrify verb

verb
/ˈpetrɪˌfaɪ/
1

to frighten someone so much that they cannot move or decide what to do

Example

Your father really petrifies me.

Synonyms and related words
frighten alarm scare
2

to change a dead plant or animal gradually into stone, or to be changed in this way

Synonyms and related words
atomize bake boil
3

to stop developing or to stop something from developing

Synonyms and related words
cut into shut off kill
Definition petrify in American English