Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To convert into stone; petrify.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To convert into stone or stony material; to petrify.
- intransitive verb To become stone or stony.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To become
stone orstony .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb change into stone
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reesetee commented on the word lapidify
to turn to stone
February 14, 2007
seanahan commented on the word lapidify
This word shares the same root with dilapidate.
February 15, 2007