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fossilize
(fäs′əl īz′)
transitive verb fossilized, fossilizing
- to change into a fossil or fossils; petrify
- to make out of date, rigid, or incapable of change
intransitive verb
to become fossilized
Related Forms:
- fossilization noun
See fossilize in American Heritage Dictionary 4
verb fos·sil·ized, fos·sil·iz·ing, fos·sil·iz·es verb, transitive
- To convert into a fossil.
- To make outmoded or inflexible with time; antiquate.
To become a fossil.
Related Forms:
- fosˌsil·i·zaˈtion (-sə-lĭ-zāˈshən) noun
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