unpetrifyv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈpɛtrᵻfʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˌənˈpɛtrəˌfaɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², petrify v.

Etymology: < un- prefix² + petrify v.

transitive. To release from a state of petrifaction; to restore to normal after an act of petrification. Chiefly figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > lack of wonder > divest of wonder [verb (transitive)] > free from amazement

unmaze1647

unpetrify1718

the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > causing physical symptoms > cause physical symptoms [verb (transitive)] > petrify > free from being rigid with horror

unpetrify1718

1718 W. Bond tr. T. Tasso 3rd Bk. Jerusalem 9 Quick from my Breast, thou stony Fiend depart; For I'll unpetrify, or break my Heart.

1752 Escapes of Poet. Genius 22 O golden Day-star..flame again thro' tepid Skys! Unpetrify the Ground, the Streams unbind.

1815 ‘J. Mathers’ Hist. Mr. John Decastro & Brother Bat iv. 22 This unpetrified the waiter, who seized a poker to drive her out of the house.

1838 F. W. Robertson Let. in S. A. Brooke Life & Lett. F. W. Robertson (1865) I. 40 We all agreed that the distance of eighteen miles had a marvellous effect in unpetrifying us.

1905 R. Marsh Spoiler of Men xxx. 274 His heart was stony, like one of his old Greek marbles, and..even so near and cruel, a loss might fail to unpetrify it.

1998 M. Dixon-Kennedy Encycl. Russ. & Slavic Myth & Legend 25/2 One gaze from her [sc. Baba Yaga] eyes usually being enough to petrify her victims..—turning them temporarily to stone so that she could take them home, unpetrify them, and eat them.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unpetrify
释义	unpetrifyv. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpɛtrᵻfʌɪ/, U.S. /ˌənˈpɛtrəˌfaɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², petrify v. Etymology: < un- prefix² + petrify v. transitive. To release from a state of petrifaction; to restore to normal after an act of petrification. Chiefly figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > lack of wonder > divest of wonder [verb (transitive)] > free from amazement unmaze1647 unpetrify1718 the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > causing physical symptoms > cause physical symptoms [verb (transitive)] > petrify > free from being rigid with horror unpetrify1718 1718 W. Bond tr. T. Tasso 3rd Bk. Jerusalem 9 Quick from my Breast, thou stony Fiend depart; For I'll unpetrify, or break my Heart. 1752 Escapes of Poet. Genius 22 O golden Day-star..flame again thro' tepid Skys! Unpetrify the Ground, the Streams unbind. 1815 ‘J. Mathers’ Hist. Mr. John Decastro & Brother Bat iv. 22 This unpetrified the waiter, who seized a poker to drive her out of the house. 1838 F. W. Robertson Let. in S. A. Brooke Life & Lett. F. W. Robertson (1865) I. 40 We all agreed that the distance of eighteen miles had a marvellous effect in unpetrifying us. 1905 R. Marsh Spoiler of Men xxx. 274 His heart was stony, like one of his old Greek marbles, and..even so near and cruel, a loss might fail to unpetrify it. 1998 M. Dixon-Kennedy Encycl. Russ. & Slavic Myth & Legend 25/2 One gaze from her [sc. Baba Yaga] eyes usually being enough to petrify her victims..—turning them temporarily to stone so that she could take them home, unpetrify them, and eat them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1718
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