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unpetrifying

unpetrifying is the present participle and gerund of unpetrify.

Meaning of unpetrify

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.

Questions about unpetrifying

What is unpetrifying the present participle and gerund of?
Unpetrifying is the present participle and gerund of unpetrify.

Words near unpetrifying in the dictionary

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

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