gorgonise

gor·gon·ize

[gawr-guh-nahyz]
verb (used with object), gor·gon·ized, gor·gon·iz·ing.
to affect as a Gorgon; hypnotize; petrify.
Also, especially British, gor·gon·ise.


Origin:
1600–10; Gorgon + -ize

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