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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Word Of The Day : Gorgonize

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Gorgonize (n
verb (used with object), gor·gon·ized, gor·gon·iz·ing.


to affect as a Gorgon; hypnotize; petrify. Also, especially British, gor·gon·ise.
To have a paralyzing or stupefying effect on.


Usage:
He gorgonized me with his stare

Shorten it, then, to what is functional, direct and bluntly, derogatorily descriptive. Of his awful power to horrify, to gorgonize, to chill.

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Updated at: Tuesday, January 22, 2013