Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To have a paralyzing or stupefying effect on.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To affect as a Gorgon; turn into stone; petrify. Also spelled gorgonise.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. rare To have the effect of a Gorgon upon; to turn into stone; to petrify.
Examples
“The entries are a mix of the everyday, such as honeymoon and fury, and ones you probably don't think about, such as portmanteau and gorgonize.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘gorgonize’.
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The "ize" have it
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gynaecology, gynaecomania, gyromancy, gyrograph, gyve, gyrus, gyron, gynaecocracy, gyrose, gynics, gutturotetany, gymnophobia and 439 more...
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Lachrymose Words
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words adored
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ancient signs
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Words to Try to Use in Colloquial Spe...
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Myth
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Words to Use
habitué, hackney, harpy, harridan, hedonism, hootenanny, callipygous, lucubrate, pococurante, querulous, recondite, susurrus and 110 more...
Tweets
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pavonine To have the effect of a Gorgon upon; to turn into stone; to
petrify. R.
Jun 7, 2008