FOSSILIZE


Meaning of FOSSILIZE in English

v.

Pronunciation: ' fä-s ə - ˌ l ī z

Function: verb

Inflected Form: -ized ; -iz · ing

Date: 1794

transitive verb

1 : to convert into a fossil

2 : to make outmoded, rigid, or fixed

intransitive verb : to become changed into a fossil

– fos · sil · i · za · tion \ ' fä-s ə -l ə - ' z ā -sh ə n \ noun

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