GORGONIZE

Etymology

Verb

gorgonize (third-person singular simple present gorgonizes, present participle gorgonizing, simple past and past participle gorgonized)

(transitive) To stupefy, paralyze or petrify.

Anagrams

• goozering

Source: Wiktionary


Gor"gon*ize, v. t.

Definition: To have the effect of a Gorgon upon; to turn into stone; to petrify. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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