To produce rigidity akin to stone.
To make callous or obdurate; to stupefy; to paralyze; to transform; as by petrification.
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 immobilize with fright.
To become stony, callous, or obdurate.
To make thicker (in the sense of more viscous).
To become thicker (in the sense of wider).
To become thicker (in the sense of more viscous).
To make thicker (in the sense of wider).
To make more frequent.
To strengthen; to confirm.