† petrificatev.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin petrificat-, petrificare.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin petrificat-, past participial stem (compare -ate suffix³) of petrificare petrify v. Compare Middle French petrifiquer (see petrification n.), and also Middle French, French pétrifier , Italian pietrificare (see petrify v.). Compare earlier petrification n.

Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To petrify.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > make emotionally unfeeling [verb (transitive)] > make hard or callous

hardc1325

hardenc1350

engrege1382

endurec1384

indurec1450

indurate1538

obduratea1540

brawn1571

hard heart1581

sear1582

cauterize1587

myrmidonize1593

obdure1598

Gorgonize1609

stonea1616

petrifya1631

petrificate1647

roborate1652

case-harden1687

ossify1803

hard-boil1929

1647 J. Hall Poems ii. 96 Though our hearts petrificated were..Yet caused'st thou thy Law be graven there.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	petrificate
释义	† petrificatev. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin petrificat-, petrificare. Etymology: < post-classical Latin petrificat-, past participial stem (compare -ate suffix³) of petrificare petrify v. Compare Middle French petrifiquer (see petrification n.), and also Middle French, French pétrifier , Italian pietrificare (see petrify v.). Compare earlier petrification n. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To petrify. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > make emotionally unfeeling [verb (transitive)] > make hard or callous hardc1325 hardenc1350 engrege1382 endurec1384 indurec1450 indurate1538 obduratea1540 brawn1571 hard heart1581 sear1582 cauterize1587 myrmidonize1593 obdure1598 Gorgonize1609 stonea1616 petrifya1631 petrificate1647 roborate1652 case-harden1687 ossify1803 hard-boil1929 1647 J. Hall Poems ii. 96 Though our hearts petrificated were..Yet caused'st thou thy Law be graven there. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < v.1647
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