petrify in Finnish
petrify in Finnish is kivettää, kovettaa, jähmettää — petrify means to turn to stone: to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.
petrify in Finnish
kivettää
(transitive) To turn to stone: to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.
kovettaa
To produce rigidity akin to stone.
jähmettää
To immobilize with fright.
kivettää
To immobilize with fright.
kivettyä
(intransitive) To become stone, or of a stony hardness, as organic matter by calcareous deposits.
kovettua
(intransitive, figurative) To become stony, callous, or obdurate.
jähmettää
(transitive, figurative) To make callous or obdurate; to stupefy; to paralyze; to transform; as by petrification.
kovettaa
(transitive, figurative) To make callous or obdurate; to stupefy; to paralyze; to transform; as by petrification.
kovettua
(transitive, figurative) To make callous or obdurate; to stupefy; to paralyze; to transform; as by petrification.
What does "petrify" mean?
- verb To turn to stone: to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.
- verb To make something stiff and hard, as if it had turned to stone.
- verb To make someone so frightened that they cannot move.
- verb To turn to stone, or to gain a stone-like hardness, as when organic material is transformed by calcareous deposits.
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What is "petrify" in Finnish?
"petrify" in Finnish is kivettää, kovettaa, jähmettää. petrify means: To turn to stone: to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.
Are there other ways to say "petrify" in Finnish?
Yes — Finnish has 5 translations listed for "petrify": kivettää, kovettaa, jähmettää, kivettyä, kovettua.
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