lapidify
[ luh-pid-uh-fahy ]
/ ləˈpɪd əˌfaɪ /
verb (used with or without object), la·pid·i·fied, la·pid·i·fy·ing. Archaic.
to turn into stone.
Origin of lapidify
OTHER WORDS FROM lapidify
lap·i·dif·ic [lap-i-dif-ik] /ˌlæp ɪˈdɪf ɪk/, lap·i·dif·i·cal, adjective la·pid·i·fi·ca·tion, nounWords nearby lapidify
lapful,
lapheld,
lapidary,
lapidate,
lapidicolous,
lapidify,
lapillus,
lapin,
lapinization,
lapis,
lapis lazuli
British Dictionary definitions for lapidify
lapidify
/ (ləˈpɪdɪˌfaɪ) /
verb -fies, -fying or -fied
to change into stone
Derived forms of lapidify
lapidification, nounWord Origin for lapidify
C17: from French
lapidifier, from Medieval Latin
lapidificāre, ultimately from Latin
lapis stone