petrify
Kelime Anlamı :
1. taşlaşmak.
2. sersemleştirmek.
3. donakalmak.
4. ödünü koparmak.
5. donup kalmak.
6. taş kesilmek.
7. serseme çevirmek.
8. taş kesmek.
9. donmak.
10. taşlaşma.
Tanımlar :
1.
to convert (wood or other organic matter) into a stony replica by petrifaction.
2. to cause to become stiff or stonelike; deaden.
3. to stun or paralyze with terror; daze.
4. to become stony, especially by petrifaction.
2. to cause to become stiff or stonelike; deaden.
3. to stun or paralyze with terror; daze.
4. to become stony, especially by petrifaction.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.
2. to produce rigidness akin to stone.
3. to immobilize with fright.
4. to become stone, or of a stony hardness, as organic matter by calcareous deposits.
5. to become stony, callous, or obdurate.
2. to produce rigidness akin to stone.
3. to immobilize with fright.
4. to become stone, or of a stony hardness, as organic matter by calcareous deposits.
5. to become stony, callous, or obdurate.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
to become stone, or of a stony hardness, as organic matter by calcareous deposits.
2. fig.: to become stony, callous, or obdurate.
3. to convert, as any animal or vegetable matter, into stone or stony substance.
4. to make callous or obdurate; to stupefy; to paralyze; to transform; as by petrifaction. young.
2. fig.: to become stony, callous, or obdurate.
3. to convert, as any animal or vegetable matter, into stone or stony substance.
4. to make callous or obdurate; to stupefy; to paralyze; to transform; as by petrifaction. young.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
to convert into stone or a stony substance; change into stone.
2. to make hard as stone; render hard or callous: as, to petrify the heart.
3. to paralyze or stupefy as with fear or amazement: as, to petrify one with astonishment.
4. to become stone or of a stony hardness, as organic matter by means of calcareous or other deposits in its cavities; hence, to change into lifeless hardness or rigidity.
2. to make hard as stone; render hard or callous: as, to petrify the heart.
3. to paralyze or stupefy as with fear or amazement: as, to petrify one with astonishment.
4. to become stone or of a stony hardness, as organic matter by means of calcareous or other deposits in its cavities; hence, to change into lifeless hardness or rigidity.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia