To immobilize with fright.
To make callous or obdurate; to stupefy; to paralyze; to transform; as by petrification.
To produce rigidity akin to stone.
To become stone, or of a stony hardness, as organic matter by calcareous deposits.
To harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.
To become stony, callous, or obdurate.
To scare something or someone to a large degree.