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gor⋅gon⋅ize

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

Origin:
1600–10; Gorgon + -ize
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gor·gon·ize   (gôr'gə-nīz')   
tr.v.   gor·gon·ized, gor·gon·iz·ing, gor·gon·iz·es
To have a paralyzing or stupefying effect on.
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