GORGONIZE Definition & Meaning

gorgonize

[ gawr-guh-nahyz ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

gorgonized, gorgonizing.

to affect as a Gorgon; hypnotize; petrify:
She felt trapped and totally helpless in his gorgonizing stare.

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Origin of gorgonize¹

First recorded in 1600–10; Gorgon + -ize

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Such spectacles of human perfidy are the real Medusas that Gorgonize trusting, tender, throbbing hearts, and in view of this one I laughed aloud,—laughed so unnaturally that it was no marvel I was called a maniac.

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