lapidify

• Verbe vieilli signifiant transformer en pierre ou se pétrifier.

An obsolete verb meaning to turn into stone or petrify.

1. Turn into stoneC2formal

   To transform or be transformed into stone or a stony substance; to petrify.

   Transformer en pierre

   • Over millions of years, the organic material began to lapidify.
   • The minerals in the water caused the wood to lapidify slowly.
   • Ancient fossils often lapidify under the right conditions.

   Synonymescalcifyfossilizepetrify