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unpetrify

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

Verb

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

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

Forms of unpetrify

third-person singular presentunpetrifies
present participleunpetrifying
past participleunpetrified
pastunpetrified

Origin of unpetrify

From un- + petrify.

Questions about unpetrify

What does unpetrify mean?
Unpetrify means to restore (something turned to stone) to its prior form; to undo the petrifaction of.
What part of speech is unpetrify?
Unpetrify is a verb.
What is the past tense of unpetrify?
The past tense of unpetrify is unpetrified.

Words near unpetrify in the dictionary

  1. unpetalling
  2. unpetals
  3. unpetitioned
  4. unpetrified
  5. unpetrifies
  6. unpetrify
  7. unpetrifying
  8. unpettable
  9. unpetted
  10. unpetticoated
  11. unpetty

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