stonify

verb — 3 senses

stonify

verb

Etymology From stone + -ify.

1

Obsolete To petrify (as a mineral, to harden).

2

Ambitransitive, Dated To become stone, to turn to stone; to cause (something or someone) to become stone, to turn (something) to stone.

3

Rare To immobilize.

Related terms
stone, stonily, freeze

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