Definition of fossilize Fossilize
/fɑˈsʌlajˌz/ - [fasulayz] - fos•sil•ize
We found 9 definitions of fossilize from 4 different sources.
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British English
fossilise - /fˈɒsəlˌaɪz/
American English
fossilize - /fɑˈsʌlajˌz/
What does fossilize mean?
WordNet
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| fossilize - convert to a fossil; "The little animals fossilized and are now embedded in the limestone" | ||
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| convert change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change; "The substance converts to an acid" | ||
| lapidify, petrify change into stone; "the wood petrified with time" | ||
| fossilize - become mentally inflexible | ||
| fossilise | ||
| senesce, age, maturate, mature, get on grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- fossilize (Verb)
To become a fossil. - fossilize (Verb)
To become inflexible or outmoded.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- fossilize (v. t.)
To convert into a fossil; to petrify; as, to fossilize bones or wood. - fossilize (v. t.)
To cause to become antiquated, rigid, or fixed, as by fossilization; to mummify; to deaden. - fossilize (v. i.)
To become fossil. - fossilize (v. i.)
To become antiquated, rigid, or fixed, beyond the influence of change or progress.
Part of speech
🔤- fossilize, verb, present, 1st person singular of fossilize (infinitive).
- fossilize, verb (infinitive).
