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petrified
adjective(pet-ri-fied)
converted into stone through a slow process of mineralization
petrified
adjective(pet-ri-fied)
overwhelmingly fearful : rendered motionless or unable to act by fear
petrified
verb(pet-ri-fied)
to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
petrified
verb(pet-ri-fied)
to make rigid or inert like stone:
petrified
verb(pet-ri-fied)
to make lifeless or inactive : deaden
petrified
geographical name(pet-ri-fied)
reservation in the Painted Desert of eastern Arizona containing natural exhibits of petrified wood

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