petrify
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Verb — To turn to stone: to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.
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Etymology
From Middle French pétrifier, from Medieval Latin petrificāre, from Latin petra (“rock”), from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “rock”) + -ficāre, from facere (“do, make”), equivalent to petro- + -ify.
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