- Lapidify
- Lapidify \La*pid"i*fy\, v. i. To become stone or stony. [1913 Webster]
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Lapidify — La*pid i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lapidified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lapidifying}.] [Cf. f. lapidifier. See {Lapidific}, and { fy}.] To convert into stone or stony material; to petrify. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lapidify — [lə pid′ə fī΄] vt., vi. lapidified, lapidifying [Fr lapidifier < ML lapidificare < L lapis (gen. lapidis), a stone + facere, to make: see DO1] Rare to turn into stone … English World dictionary
lapidify — lapidific /lap i dif ik/, lapidifical, adj. lapidification, n. /leuh pid euh fuy /, v.t., v.i., lapidified, lapidifying. Archaic. to turn into stone. [1650 60; ML lapidi(fication) petrifaction (see LAPIDARY, I , FICATION) + FY] * * * … Universalium
lapidify — v. become stone; change into stone, fossilize, petrify … English contemporary dictionary
lapidify — la·pid·i·fy … English syllables
lapidify — verb change into stone the wood petrified with time • Syn: ↑petrify • Derivationally related forms: ↑petrifaction (for: ↑petrify), ↑petrification (for … Useful english dictionary
Lapidified — Lapidify La*pid i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lapidified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lapidifying}.] [Cf. f. lapidifier. See {Lapidific}, and { fy}.] To convert into stone or stony material; to petrify. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lapidifying — Lapidify La*pid i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lapidified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lapidifying}.] [Cf. f. lapidifier. See {Lapidific}, and { fy}.] To convert into stone or stony material; to petrify. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
callous — Synonyms and related words: Philistine, anneal, apathetic, asleep, backed, benumbed, brazen, brutalize, calcified, calcify, calloused, case harden, case hardened, cold, cold of heart, coldblooded, coldhearted, conscienceless, cornify, crusted,… … Moby Thesaurus
firm — Synonyms and related words: Aktiengesellschaft, CIA, Central Intelligence Agency, Christian, abiding, accepted, adamant, adamantine, agency, airtight, aktiebolag, anchored, anneal, approved, at a standstill, atelier, authentic, authoritative,… … Moby Thesaurus
