lithifyv.

/ˈlɪθɪfʌɪ/

Etymology: < Greek λίθος stone + -ify suffix.

transitive. To form into stone.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > formation of rock or stone > [verb (transitive)]

petrify?a1425

stonify1610

inlapidate1626

lapidify1816

lithify1877

1877 J. Le Conte Elements Geol. (1879) v. 480 The rocks of this period..are mostly imperfectly lithified.

1963 D. W. Humphries & E. E. Humphries tr. H. Termier & G. Termier Erosion & Sedimentation x. 215 When clays are lithified by compaction and cementation, they become mudstones or limestones with fossil mud cracks on their surfaces.

1971 Nature 2 Apr. 287/1 The rock was thus almost certainly lithified during the lower relative sea level of the Pleistocene.

Derivatives

ˈlithified adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > formation of rock or stone > [adjective] > petrified

petrified?a1425

putrefied1761

lapidified1832

lithified1877

stonified1882

1877 J. Le Conte Elements Geol. (1879) v. 478 All these deposits are imperfectly lithified sand and clays in nearly horizontal position.

1937 Geogr. Jrnl. 89 9 This is the normal beach-rock—lithified sands containing a few boulders of coral here and there.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	lithify
释义	lithifyv. /ˈlɪθɪfʌɪ/ Etymology: < Greek λίθος stone + -ify suffix. transitive. To form into stone. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > formation of rock or stone > [verb (transitive)] petrify?a1425 stonify1610 inlapidate1626 lapidify1816 lithify1877 1877 J. Le Conte Elements Geol. (1879) v. 480 The rocks of this period..are mostly imperfectly lithified. 1963 D. W. Humphries & E. E. Humphries tr. H. Termier & G. Termier Erosion & Sedimentation x. 215 When clays are lithified by compaction and cementation, they become mudstones or limestones with fossil mud cracks on their surfaces. 1971 Nature 2 Apr. 287/1 The rock was thus almost certainly lithified during the lower relative sea level of the Pleistocene. Derivatives ˈlithified adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > formation of rock or stone > [adjective] > petrified petrified?a1425 putrefied1761 lapidified1832 lithified1877 stonified1882 1877 J. Le Conte Elements Geol. (1879) v. 478 All these deposits are imperfectly lithified sand and clays in nearly horizontal position. 1937 Geogr. Jrnl. 89 9 This is the normal beach-rock—lithified sands containing a few boulders of coral here and there. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < v.1877
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