petrify

/pˈɛtɹəfˌaɪ/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright
   “The horror petrified his feelings”
2. change into stone
   “the wood petrified with time”
3. make rigid and set into a conventional pattern
   “rigidify the training schedule”

Synonyms for petrify

• lapidify
• rigidify
• ossify

Words that rhyme with petrify

• fly
• dry
• high
• tie
• die
• cry
• apply
• lie
• try
• occupy
• ply
• deny
• qualify
• specify
• supply
• buy
• eye
• fry
• identify
• rectify
• shy
• spy
• butterfly
• certify
• falsify
• fortify
• guy
• i
• imply
• multiply