unpetrify

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verb

To restore (something turned to stone) to its prior form; to undo the petrifaction of.

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Meanings

verbunpetrify (third-person singular simple present unpetrifies, present participle unpetrifying, simple past and past participle unpetrified)

present singular third person unpetrifies · participle present unpetrifying · participle past unpetrified · past unpetrified

  1. transitiveTo restore (something turned to stone) to its prior form; to undo the petrifaction of.

Origin

From un- + petrify.

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APA

unpetrify. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpetrify

MLA

“unpetrify.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpetrify. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unpetrify,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpetrify.

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