Australian English Meaning of petrify
petrify
Other Australian English words related to petrify
- arouse
- support
- energise
- enliven
- invigorate
- quicken
- wake
- stimulate
- stir
- vitalise
- vivify
- boost
- charge
- cheering
- electrify
- embolden
- Excited
- Ferment
- fire
- Foster
- fortify
- galvanize
- hearten
- incite
- inflame
- Inspire
- instigate
- light
- lift
- provoke
- regenerate
- renew
- resurrect
- revive
- spark
- trigger
- whip up
- abet
- Buoy
- reactivate
- reanimate
- reawaken
- recharge
- Refresh
- rejuvenate
- Rekindle
- resuscitate
- revitalise
- Inflaming
- re-energise
Nearest Words of petrify
- petrified forest national park => Petrified Forest National Park
- petrified => petrified
- petrification => petrification
- petrificate => petrify
- petrific => petrify
- petrifactive => petrifactive
- petrifaction => Petrifaction (pəˈtrɪfˌkeɪʃn̩)
- petri dish => Petri dish
- petrescent => petrescent
- petrescence => petrification
Definitions and Meaning of petrify in English
petrify (v)
cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright
change into stone
make rigid and set into a conventional pattern
petrify (v. t.)
To convert, as any animal or vegetable matter, into stone or stony substance.
To make callous or obdurate; to stupefy; to paralyze; to transform; as by petrifaction; as, to petrify the heart. Young.
petrify (v. i.)
To become stone, or of a stony hardness, as organic matter by calcareous deposits.
Fig.: To become stony, callous, or obdurate.
FAQs About the word petrify
petrify
cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright, change into stone, make rigid and set into a conventional patternTo convert, as any animal
Castrate,Dehydrate,desiccate,drain,enervate,exhaust,undermine,weaken,Burn out,damp
arouse,support,energise,enliven,invigorate,quicken,wake,stimulate,stir,vitalise
petrified forest national park => Petrified Forest National Park, petrified => petrified, petrification => petrification, petrificate => petrify, petrific => petrify,
