petrify

I didn't possess the capacity to petrify, which is absolutely indispensable in an academic man.

She had seemed to grow rooted to the ground, unable to get away; her heart, her breathing, seemed to petrify too; they hurt her.

E that would shine, and petrify his tutor,Should drink draught Allsopp in its "native pewter."

Their concepts petrify from lack of use and the constant reconstruction which growth necessitates.

Among ourselves worship would petrify and faith wither were it not for the tasks the church has undertaken at home and abroad.