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fossilize - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'fossilize' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Fossilize [ v. i.]
- To become fossil.
- To become antiquated, rigid, or fixed, beyond the influence of change or progress.
2 . Fossilize [ v. t.]
- To convert into a fossil; to petrify; as, to fossilize bones or wood.
- To cause to become antiquated, rigid, or fixed, as by fossilization; to mummify; to deaden.

Meaning of 'fossilize' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . fossilize [ v]
Meaning (1):
- convert to a fossil
Example in sentence:
  • The little animals fossilized and are now embedded in the limestone

Nearby Words:

fossa fossae fossane fosse fosset fossette fosseway fossil fossiliferous fossilification

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