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Petrific [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Having power to convert into stone.

2. The cold, dry, petrific mace of a false and unfeeling philosophy.

Petrific [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Petrificate [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

To petrify. [Not used.]

Petrificate [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Petrification [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. The process of petrifying.

2. That which is petrified; a petrifaction.

3. [The latter word is generally used.]

Petrification [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913