lapidify

[ luh-pid-uh-fahy ]

verb (used with or without object)

, Archaic.

, la·pid·i·fied, la·pid·i·fy·ing.

1. to turn into stone.

lapidify

/ ləˈpɪdɪˌfaɪ /

verb

1. to change into stone

Derived Forms

• laˌpidifiˈcation, noun

Other Words From

• lap·i·dif·ic [lap-i-, dif, -ik], lapi·difi·cal adjective
• la·pidi·fi·cation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of lapidify¹

First recorded in 1650–60; Medieval Latin lapidi(ficātiōn) “petrifaction” ( lapidary, -i-, -fication ) + -fy

Word History and Origins

Origin of lapidify¹

C17: from French lapidifier, from Medieval Latin lapidificāre, ultimately from Latin lapis stone