Pet″ri‐fy, v. i. 1. To become stone, or of a stony hardness, as organic matter by calcareous deposits.
2. Fig.: To become stony, callous, or obdurate.
Like Niobe we marble grow,
And petrify with grief. Dryden.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.