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petrify

/'pɛtrə,faɪ/ · pɛtrəfaɪ

Petrify has 3 syllables: pet · ri · fy.

pet
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ri
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fy
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verb. Change into stone.

verb. Make rigid and set into a conventional pattern.

verb. Cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright.

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