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petrify

Posted on November 10, 2022November 3, 2022 by Wordsmyth

transitive verb

to turn (organic matter) into stone.
Minerals left behind by water petrify wood by replacing the wood’s cells when they die.

intransitive verb

to turn into stone; become petrified.
It takes many years for wood to petrify.

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