stonify en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nos Proto-Indo-European *stóyh₂nos Proto-Germanic *stainaz Proto-West Germanic *stain Old English stān Middle English ston English stone Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English stonify From stone + -ify.
Meanings
- (obsolete) To petrify (as a mineral, to harden).
- (ambitransitive, dated) To become stone, to turn to stone; to cause (something or someone) to become stone, to turn (something) to stone.
- (rare) To immobilize.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stonifying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| stonifies | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| stonified | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| stonified | Tense=Past | lexicographic |