Make (someone) so frightened that they are unable to move or think
Change (organic matter) into a stony concretion by encrusting or replacing its original substance with a calcareous, siliceous, or other mineral deposit
(of organic matter) Become converted into stone or a stony substance in such a way
to convert into stone [v PETRIFIED, PETRIFIES, PETRIFYING]
Deprive or become deprived of vitality or the capacity for change
to convert into a stony substance [v PETRIFIED, PETRIFYING, PETRIFIES]