OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 27209

petrify

/ˈpɛ.tɹəˌfaɪ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
petrificar
To turn to stone: to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.
a river that petrifies any sort of wood or leaves
petrificar
To immobilize with fright.