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fos·sil·ize
fossilize
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- pronunciation:
- fa
s
laIz
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
fossilizes, fossilizing, fossilized |
definition 1: |
to make into a fossil by replacing organic matter with mineral substances.
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definition 2: |
to make hardened, rigid, or outmoded as though turned to stone, esp. a person's ideas or attitudes.
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition: |
to become, or become like, a fossil.
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derivation: |
fossilization (n.) |
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