LITHIFY


Meaning of LITHIFY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈli-thə-ˌfī ]

verb

( -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 ˌli-thə-fə-ˈkā-shən noun

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