Synonyms for petrify
ˈpɛ trəˌfaɪpet·ri·fy

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1. petrify

   Synonyms:
   astound, electrify, dismay, horrify, appal, stun, stupefy, dumbfounder

   Antonyms:
   reassure, tranquillize

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1. petrifyverb

   cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned

   "The horror petrified his feelings"; "Fear petrified her thinking"

   Synonyms:
   lapidify, rigidify, ossify

2. lapidify, petrifyverb

   change into stone

   "the wood petrified with time"

   Synonyms:
   lapidify, rigidify, ossify

3. rigidify, ossify, petrifyverb

   make rigid and set into a conventional pattern

   "rigidify the training schedule"; "ossified teaching methods"; "slogans petrify our thinking"

   Synonyms:
   lapidify, rigidify, ossify

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1. petrifyverb

   Synonyms:
   change to stone

2. petrifyverb

   Synonyms:
   make callous, make obdurate

3. petrifyverb

   Synonyms:
   astonish, amaze, astound, dumfounder, confound, stupefy, take by surprise, strike dumb

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1. petrifyverb

   Synonyms:
   lapidify, fossilize

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