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lapidify

American  
[luh-pid-uh-fahy] / ləˈpɪd əˌfaɪ /

verb (used with or without object)

Archaic.
lapidified, lapidifying

  1. to turn into stone.

lapidify British  
/ ləˈpɪdɪˌfaɪ /

verb

  1. to change into stone

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Other Word Forms

  • lapidific adjective
  • lapidifical adjective
  • lapidification noun

Etymology

Origin of lapidify

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

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