Gorgonize (verb)
gorgonize [gawr-guh-nahyz]

verb (used with object), gorgonized, gorgonizing.
1. to affect as a Gorgon; hypnotize; petrify.

Also, especially British, gorgonise.


Origin: First recorded in 1600-10; Gorgon + -ize

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