petrify-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: (Cause to) become dazed and stunned emotionally, perhaps leading to rigid or conventional patterns of activity.

Examples:
The horror petrified the young man.
Fear petrified her and she could not move.
We cannot petrify our thinking in this matter.

Mappings:
VerbNet: other_cos-45.4
FrameNet: Experiencer_obj
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 3

Sense Number 2: (Cause to) change into stone.

Examples:
The wood petrified over time.
In order to petrify something, you must bury it.

Mappings:
VerbNet: other_cos-45.4
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: petrify.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2