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petrify verb

  /ˈpɛ.tɹəˌfaɪ/
  • (transitive) To turn to stone: to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.
 [[превраща́ть]] в [[ка́мень]]
  • (intransitive) To become stone, or of a stony hardness, as organic matter by calcareous deposits.
  • (intransitive, figurative) To become stony, callous, or obdurate.
  • (transitive, figurative) To make callous or obdurate; to stupefy; to paralyze; to transform; as by petrification.
 камене́ть, окамене́ть

petrified

окаменелый
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