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LAPIDIFY (lapidified)

Dictionary entry overview: What does lapidify mean?

• LAPIDIFY (verb)
The verb LAPIDIFY has 1 sense:

1. change into stone

Familiarity information: LAPIDIFY used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• LAPIDIFY (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Change into stone

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

lapidify; petrify

Context example:

the wood petrified with time

Hypernyms (to "lapidify" is one way to...):

fossilise; fossilize (convert to a fossil)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

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