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prettygoodwordlithify - v., to change into stone.
Both transitive and intransitive senses. From Greek lithos, stone.
I've always been fond of this one -- it has a more liquid sound than petrify, and sometimes freezing just sneaks up on you instead of plosively arriving.
---L.
Both transitive and intransitive senses. From Greek lithos, stone.
I've always been fond of this one -- it has a more liquid sound than petrify, and sometimes freezing just sneaks up on you instead of plosively arriving.
---L.
