PETRIFIER

Meaning of PETRIFIER in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌfī(ə)r noun

( -s )

: one that petrifies

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

PETRIFY — verb (-fied; -fying) Etymology: Middle French petrifier, from petr- + -ifier -ify Date: 1594 transitive verb to convert (organic matter) …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PETRIFY — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌfī verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle French petrifier, from petr- + -fier -fy transitive verb 1. : to convert …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PETRIFY — — petrifiable , adj. — petrificant /pi trif"i keuhnt/ , adj. — petrifier , n. /pe"treuh fuy'/ , v. , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PETRIFY — verb ( -fied ; -fy·ing ) Etymology: Middle French petrifier, from petr- + -ifier -ify Date: 1594 transitive verb 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PETRIFY — ■ verb ( petrifies , ~ing , petrified ) 1》 [often as adjective petrified ] paralyse with fear. 2》 change …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PETRIFY — [pet.ri.fy] vb -fied ; -fy.ing [MF petrifier, fr. petr- + -ifier -ify] vt (1594) 1: to convert (organic matter) into …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PETRIFY — / ˈpetrɪfaɪ; NAmE / verb ( petri·fies , petri·fy·ing , petri·fied , petri·fied ) 1. [ vn ] to make …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PETRIFIED — pet ‧ ri ‧ fied /ˈpetrəfaɪd, ˈpetrɪfaɪd/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: pétrifier , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PETRIFY — v. (-ies, -ied) 1 tr. paralyse with fear, astonishment, etc. 2 tr. change (organic matter) into a stony substance. 3 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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