half-petrified
trəˌfaɪ verb (used with object)
1.
to convert into stone or a stony substance.
2.
to benumb or paralyze with astonishment, horror, or other strong emotion: I was petrified with fear.
3.
to make rigid or inert; harden; deaden: The tragedy in his life petrified his emotions.
verb (used without object)
4.
to become petrified.
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petrify (ˈpɛtrɪˌfaɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , -fies, -fying, -fied | |
| 1. | (tr; often passive) to convert (organic material, esp plant material) into a fossilized form by impregnation with dissolved minerals so that the original appearance is preserved |
| 2. | to make or become dull, unresponsive, insensitive, etc; deaden |
| 3. | (tr; often passive) to stun or daze with horror, fear, etc |
| [C16: from French pétrifier, ultimately from Greek petra stone, rock] | |
| 'petrifier | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
petrify
1594, from M.Fr. pétrifier "to make or become stone," from L. petra "rock" + -ficare, from facere "to make, do" (see factitious). Metaphoric sense of "paralyze with fear or shock" first recorded 1771.
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