Synonyms

lapidify

American

[luh-pid-uh-fahy] / ləˈpɪd əˌfaɪ /

verb (used with or without object)

Archaic.

lapidified, lapidifying

to turn into stone.

lapidify British

/ ləˈpɪdɪˌfaɪ /

verb

to change into stone

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

lapidification

noun
lapidifical

adjective
lapidific

adjective

Etymology

Origin of lapidify

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

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