lapidify

[luh-pid-uh-fahy]

verb (used with or without object)

Archaic.

lapidified, lapidifying 

1. to turn into stone.

lapidify

/ ləˈpɪdɪˌfaɪ /

verb

1. to change into stone

Other Word Forms

• lapidific adjective
• lapidifical adjective
• lapidification 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

Example Sentences

Then, sapphire represents the lofty aspirations of the soul, chalcedony charity, sard and onyx candor, beryl allegorizes theological science, hyacinthe humility, while the ruby appeases wrath, and emerald 'lapidifies' incorruptible faith.

From Project Gutenberg

Yet when the whole is lapidified, it may not form one homogeneous mass of stone or metal.

From Project Gutenberg