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  • 41petrify — v. a. 1. Change to stone, convert to stone. 2. Make callous, make obdurate. 3. Astonish, amaze, astound, dumfound, confound, stupefy, take by surprise, strike dumb, stun …

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  • 42petrify — [c]/ˈpɛtrəfaɪ / (say petruhfuy) verb (petrified, petrifying) –verb (t) 1. to convert into stone or a stony substance. 2. to make rigid, stiffen, or benumb; deaden; make inert. 3. to stupefy or paralyse with astonishment, horror, fear, or other… …

  • 43Lapidified — Lapidify La*pid i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lapidified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lapidifying}.] [Cf. f. lapidifier. See {Lapidific}, and { fy}.] To convert into stone or stony material; to petrify. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 44Lapidify — La*pid i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lapidified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lapidifying}.] [Cf. f. lapidifier. See {Lapidific}, and { fy}.] To convert into stone or stony material; to petrify. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 45Lapidifying — Lapidify La*pid i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lapidified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lapidifying}.] [Cf. f. lapidifier. See {Lapidific}, and { fy}.] To convert into stone or stony material; to petrify. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 46petrify — petrifiable, adj. petrificant /pi trif i keuhnt/, adj. petrifier, n. /pe treuh fuy /, v., petrified, petrifying. v.t. 1. to convert into stone or a stony substance. 2. to benumb or paralyze with astonishment, horror, or other strong emotion: I… …

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  • 47harden — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. anneal, fire; steel; congeal, thicken (see hardness); accustom, inure, blunt. See habit, insensibility. Ant., soften. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make less pervious] Syn. steel, temper, anneal, solidify …

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  • 48petrify — pet•ri•fy [[t]ˈpɛ trəˌfaɪ[/t]] v. fied, fy•ing 1) to convert into stone or a stony substance 2) to benumb with strong emotion, as fear 3) to harden; deaden: The tragedy petrified his emotions[/ex] 4) to become petrified • Etymology: 1585–95; < …

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  • 49Greece Runestones — The Greece Runestones comprise around 30 runestones containing information related to voyages made by Scandinavians to Greece , which refers to the Byzantine Empire (ON.: Grikkland , Grikk(i)aR ), during the Viking Age and until the early 12th… …

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  • 50Stonehenge — Infobox World Heritage Site WHS = Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites State Party = flag|United Kingdom Type = Cultural Criteria = i, ii, iii ID = 373 Region = Europe Year = 1986 Session = 10th Link =… …

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