FOSSILIZE


Meaning of FOSSILIZE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfä-sə-ˌlīz ]

verb

( -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 ˈfä-sə-lə-ˈzā-shən noun

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