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petrify

/ˈpɛtɹəˌfaɪ/ · 7 letters · 7 distinct letters

  1. verb

    cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright

    The horror petrified his feelings

  2. verb

    change into stone

    the wood petrified with time

  3. verb

    make rigid and set into a conventional pattern

    rigidify the training schedule

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