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 immobilize with fright.
To become stony, callous, or obdurate.
To dilute; to add water to.
To simplify or oversimplify; to make easier; to make less difficult.
To make weaker, less effective.
To make less restrictive; to make more lenient.