Answer: petrify

AnswerCrossword Clue
PETRIFYImmobilize, as with fear
PETRIFYImmobilize
PETRIFYScare stiff
PETRIFYBecome stone.
PETRIFYScare and then some
PETRIFYParalyze with fear
petrifyMake (someone) so frightened that they are unable to move or think
petrifyDeprive or become deprived of vitality or the capacity for change
petrifyChange (organic matter) into a stony concretion by encrusting or replacing its original substance with a calcareous, siliceous, or other mineral deposit
petrifyto convert into a stony substance
petrify(of organic matter) Become converted into stone or a stony substance in such a way