Definition of Petrified
Petrified
Pet·ri·fied
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
Extremely frightened or terrified, often to the point of being unable to move.
e.g. The child was petrified of the dark and refused to go to bed.
(adjective)
changed into stone through a slow process of mineralization;
e.g. The lab has preserved some petrified wood to understand the mineralization process.
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