Etymology

inlapidate

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Today it means: To convert into a stony substance; to petrify. Full definition →

Latin lapis
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  1. Latin · derived fromlapis
  2. English todayinlapidate

From in- (“in”) + Latin lapis, lapidis (“stone”).

Words from the same roots

Latinlapis all →

lapidablelapidificlapidifylapidist

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