lapidify

[ luh-pid-uh-fahy ]

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verb (used with or without object),la·pid·i·fied, la·pid·i·fy·ing.Archaic.

to turn into stone.

Origin of lapidify

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

Other words from lapidify

lap·i·dif·ic [lap-i-dif-ik], /ˌlæp ɪˈdɪf ɪk/, lap·i·dif·i·cal, adjective
la·pid·i·fi·ca·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for lapidify

lapidify

/ (ləˈpɪdɪˌfaɪ) /

verb-fies, -fying or -fied

to change into stone

Origin of lapidify

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

Derived forms of lapidify

lapidification, noun

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