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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