Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To have a paralyzing or stupefying effect on.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To affect as a Gorgon; turn into stone; petrify. Also spelled
gorgonise .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb rare To have the effect of a Gorgon upon; to turn into stone; to petrify.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
stupefy ,paralyze orpetrify
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The entries are a mix of the everyday, such as honeymoon and fury, and ones you probably don't think about, such as portmanteau and gorgonize.
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The entries are a mix of the everyday, such as honeymoon and fury, and ones you probably don't think about, such as portmanteau and gorgonize.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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The entries are a mix of the everyday, such as honeymoon and fury, and ones you probably don't think about, such as portmanteau and gorgonize.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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The entries are a mix of the everyday, such as honeymoon and fury, and ones you probably don't think about, such as portmanteau and gorgonize.
NPR Topics: News 2010
pavonine commented on the word gorgonize
To have the effect of a Gorgon upon; to turn into stone; to
petrify. R.
June 7, 2008