Gorgonize means to paralyze, petrify, or hypnotize, often through an intimidating gaze.
Gorgonizar significa paralizar, petrificar o hipnotizar, a menudo a través de una mirada intimidante.
| Front | gorgonize or gorgonise \GOR-guh-nyz\ |
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| Back | verb tr. To paralyze, petrify, or hypnotize. [In Greek mythology, the Gorgons (from the Greek adjective "gorgos," meaning "terrifying") were commonly depicted as three female monsters Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa who had snakes for hair and the ability to turn anyone who looked at them into stone. The most notorious of the three was Medusa; when she was slain by the hero Perseus, her severed head retained the power of turning anyone who looked on it to stone. In modern parlance, to gorgonize someone is to make him or her feel (metaphorically) petrified, usually through an intimidating glance or gaze.] "Izzy asked Sol why he was willing to take us. She gave him a look that would gorgonize." — From W.S. Milner's 2001 book In Translation |
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