verb B2 Latin origin petrify /ˈpɛtrɪfaɪ/  ·  PET-ri-fy پتھر بناناسخت کرناڈر سے ساکن ہونا Roman Urdu: patthar banana ENGLISH MEANING To turn something into stone or to frighten someone deeply. Petrify means either to literally convert an object into stone, as in myths about Medusa, or figuratively to cause intense fear that makes a person[...]