English-Latin translations for petrify

• facere
• petra

Definition of petrify

• To harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals
• To produce rigidity akin to stone
• To become stone, or of a stony hardness, as organic matter by calcareous deposits
• To make callous or obdurate; to stupefy; to paralyze; to transform; as by petrification

Related words

• petrified
• petrification
• petrifaction