inlapidate /ɪnˈlæ.pɪ.deɪt/ verb1 •(no longer used) To convert into a stony substance; to petrify.Were the devil to become a mortal, he would incline to be the comite to the galley-slaves at Marseilles, whose hearts are inlapidated by cruelty. — 1778 formsinlapidated · inlapidating · inlapidates