petrify
verbHow many syllables in petrify?
There are 3 syllables in the word petrify.How to pronounce petrify:
Definition of petrify:
- petrify (verb):
- to stun or daze with fear
- to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
Synonyms for petrify:
amaze
appal
astonish
astound
burn out
castrate
confound
damp
dampen
deaden
debilitate
dehydrate
desiccate
devitalize
discourage
drain
dumbfound
enervate
enfeeble
exhaust
geld
horrify
immobilize
lobotomize
paralyse
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