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petrify
verb(pet-ri-fy)
to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
petrify
verb(pet-ri-fy)
to make rigid or inert like stone:
petrify
verb(pet-ri-fy)
to make lifeless or inactive : deaden

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