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The answer PETRIFY has 21 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of petrify in various dictionaries:
verb - cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned
verb - change into stone
verb - make rigid and set into a conventional pattern
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| change (organic matter) into a stony substance by encrusting or replacing it with a calcareous, siliceous, or other mineral deposit. |
| make (someone) so frightened that they are unable to move. |
| to frighten someone a lot, especially so that they are unable to move or speak: |
| If dead things petrify, they change to a substance like stone over a long period of time. |
| cause to become stone-like or stiff or dazed and stunned |
| change into stone |
| make rigid and set into a conventional pattern |
| To convert (wood or other organic matter) into a stony replica by petrifaction. |
| To cause to become stiff or stonelike deaden. |
| To stun or paralyze with terror daze. |
| Petrify might refer to |
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| In geology, petrifaction or petrification is the process by which organic material becomes a fossil through the replacement of the original material and the filling of the original pore spaces with minerals. Petrified wood typifies this process, but all organisms, from bacteria to vertebrates, can become petrified (although harder, more durable matter such as bone, beaks, and shells survive the process better than softer remains such as muscle tissue, feathers, or skin). Petrifaction takes place through a combination of two similar processes: permineralization and replacement. These processes create replicas of the original specimen that are similar down to the microscopic level. |