verb as in strong fondness

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petrify, stonify, turn to stone

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Example Sentences

Example:The petrified forest in the national park is a testament to the once vibrant trees that Lapidifies into stone over time.

Definition:to turn into stone or a stony substance, often through geological processes or metaphorically through rigid immobility

From petrify

Example:The metamorphic process Lapidifies the once soft clay into a hard, dense rock stone.

Definition:to turn hard like stone, often through natural geological processes

From stonify

Example:In Greek mythology, Narcissus Lapidifies into a beautiful but unyielding stone when he falls in love with his own reflection.

Definition:to transform into a stone or stony substance, often metaphorically

From turn to stone