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Lapidify

To become stone or stony.

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Word	Definition
petrifyverb	To immobilize with fright.

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Word	Definition
petrifyverb	To immobilize with fright.
stonifyverb	(dated) To become stone, to turn to stone.
lapidateverb	(transitive, law) To throw stones or other objects at, as punishment, sometimes until death.
fossilizeverb	(intransitive) to become a fossil
liquefyverb	(transitive) To make (something) into a liquid.
glacifyverb	(transitive) To cause to turn into ice.
dilapidateverb	(transitive) To cause to become ruined or put into disrepair.
sink like a stoneverb	(simile) To sink immediately, with no chance of floating.
flat	Having no variations in height.
flattenverb	(transitive) To make something flat or flatter.
amorphizeverb	(intransitive) To become amorphous.
devitrifyverb	(of a glassy material) To become crystalline and brittle
lichenifyverb	(dermatology, of the skin) To become thickened and leathery.
schistifyverb	To develop or cause to develop into schist.
induratizeverb	To make or become hard-hearted.
slabnoun	A large, flat piece of solid material; a solid object that is large and flat.
destoneverb	(transitive) To remove the stones from.
liquateverb	(transitive) (metallurgy) To separate by fusion, as a more fusible from a less fusible material.
stultifyverb	(transitive) To stunt, inhibit (progress, ideas, etc.) or make dull and uninteresting, especially through routine that is overly restrictive or limiting.
alkalifyverb	(transitive) To render (more) alkaline (less acidic).

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