| pet | (verb) stroke or caress gently | - |
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| (verb) stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking | - |
| petition | (verb) write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing | - |
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| petrify | (verb) change into stone | Synonyms: lapidify |
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| (verb) cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright | - |
| (verb) make rigid and set into a conventional pattern | Synonyms: ossify, rigidify |
| pettifog | (verb) argue over petty things | Synonyms: bicker, brabble, niggle, quibble, squabble |
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