Verb (used with object) : I was petrified with fear. ,The tragedy in his life petrified his emotions.    From Dictionary.com. 

That habit is at once the conserver and the petrifier of society has long been recognized by social philosophers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Human Traits and their Social Significance] Reference

The sea-wizard yielded to the petrifier, and "could no more," as the poets say.    From Wordnik.com.  [Love Me Little, Love Me Long] Reference

Caste, "the great petrifier," we are again told, is the real cause of the stagnation that everywhere abounds.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore] Reference