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Definition of Petrify

Petrify
Petrify Pet"ri*fy, v. i. 1. To become stone, or of a stony hardness, as organic matter by calcareous deposits. 2. Fig.: To become stony, callous, or obdurate. Like Niobe we marble grow, And petrify with grief. --Dryden.

Meaning of Petrify from wikipedia

- In geology, petrifaction or petrification (from Ancient Gr**** πέτρα (pétra) 'rock, stone') is the process by which organic material becomes a fossil through...
- Petrified wood, also known as petrified tree (from Ancient Gr**** πέτρα meaning 'rock' or 'stone'; literally 'wood turned into stone'), is the name given...
- The Petrified Forest is a 1936 American crime drama film directed by Archie Mayo and based on Robert E. Sherwood's 1934 drama of the same name. The motion...
- Petrified dunes are rock formations located in several locations of the American south west, including Arches National Park, Zion National Park, and Snow...
- A petrifying well is a well or other body of water which gives objects a stone-like appearance. If an object is placed into such a well and left there...
- Petrified Forest National Park is an American national park in Navajo and Apache counties in northeastern Arizona. Named for its large deposits of petrified...
- The Petrified forest, located 42 kilometres (26 mi) west of the Namibian town of Khorixas, on the C39 road, is a deposit of large tree trunks that have...
- The Petrified Forest is a 1934 two-act play by American playwright Robert E. Sherwood. It is a melodrama, with a large cast and one setting. The story...
- The Petrified Forest is a petrified forest located in Sonoma County, California, in the United States. It is the only petrified forest in California from...
- The Petrified Forest Member is a stratigraphic unit of the Chinle Formation in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah. It preserves fossils dating...