v.
Pronunciation: ' li-th ə - ˌ f ī
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -fied ; -fy · ing
Date: 1877
transitive verb : to change to stone : PETRIFY especially : to convert (unconsolidated sediment) into solid rock
intransitive verb : to become changed into stone
– lith · i · fi · ca · tion \ ˌ li-th ə -f ə - ' k ā -sh ə n \ noun