fossilize

[ fos-uh-lahyz ]

/ ˈfɒs əˌlaɪz /

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verb (used with object), fos·sil·ized, fos·sil·iz·ing.

Geology. to convert into a fossil; replace organic with mineral substances in the remains of an organism.

to change as if into mere lifeless remains or traces of the past.

to make rigidly antiquated: Time has fossilized such methods.

verb (used without object), fos·sil·ized, fos·sil·iz·ing.

to become a fossil or like a fossil: The plant fossilized in comparatively recent geologic time.

Linguistics. (of a linguistic form, feature, rule, etc.) to become permanently established in the interlanguage of a second-language learner in a form that is deviant from the target-language norm and that continues to appear in performance regardless of further exposure to the target language.

Also especially British, fos·sil·ise .

Origin of fossilize

First recorded in 1785–95; fossil + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM fossilize

fos·sil·iz·a·ble, adjectivefos·sil·i·za·tion, nounsem·i·fos·sil·ized, adjectiveun·fos·sil·ized, adjective

Words nearby fossilize

fossil energy, fossil fuel, fossil fuels, fossil gum, fossiliferous, fossilize, fossil record, fossor, fossorial, fossula, foster

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Example sentences from the Web for fossilize

Cartilaginous jaws would not fossilize, and the Ostracoderms may have possessed them.
The Origin of Vertebrates|Walter Holbrook Gaskell
And he was able to guess, although he could not move his limbs to test it, that he was in the form in which he was to fossilize.
It Never Can Happen Again|William De Morgan
In these fringing woods are some curious dripping crags which fossilize every article submitted to their influence.
The Rivers and Streams of England|A.G. Bradley
It took twenty million years to make the fish and to fossilize him so we'd have the evidence later.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine

When you stiffen up a way of life and try to fossilize it so it'll stay that way forever, then you find you've lost it.
The Syndic|C.M. Kornbluth

British Dictionary definitions for fossilize

fossilize

fossilise

/ (ˈfɒsɪˌlaɪz) /

verb

to convert or be converted into a fossil

to become or cause to become antiquated or inflexible

Derived forms of fossilize

fossilizable or fossilisable, adjectivefossilization or fossilisation, noun

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单词	fossilize
释义	fossilize [ fos-uh-lahyz ] / ˈfɒs əˌlaɪz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fossilize ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), fos·sil·ized, fos·sil·iz·ing. Geology. to convert into a fossil; replace organic with mineral substances in the remains of an organism. to change as if into mere lifeless remains or traces of the past. to make rigidly antiquated: Time has fossilized such methods. verb (used without object), fos·sil·ized, fos·sil·iz·ing. to become a fossil or like a fossil: The plant fossilized in comparatively recent geologic time. Linguistics. (of a linguistic form, feature, rule, etc.) to become permanently established in the interlanguage of a second-language learner in a form that is deviant from the target-language norm and that continues to appear in performance regardless of further exposure to the target language. Also especially British, fos·sil·ise . Origin of fossilize First recorded in 1785–95; fossil + -ize OTHER WORDS FROM fossilize fos·sil·iz·a·ble, adjectivefos·sil·i·za·tion, nounsem·i·fos·sil·ized, adjectiveun·fos·sil·ized, adjective Words nearby fossilize fossil energy, fossil fuel, fossil fuels, fossil gum, fossiliferous, fossilize, fossil record, fossor, fossorial, fossula, foster Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fossilize Cartilaginous jaws would not fossilize, and the Ostracoderms may have possessed them. The Origin of Vertebrates\|Walter Holbrook Gaskell And he was able to guess, although he could not move his limbs to test it, that he was in the form in which he was to fossilize. It Never Can Happen Again\|William De Morgan In these fringing woods are some curious dripping crags which fossilize every article submitted to their influence. The Rivers and Streams of England\|A.G. Bradley It took twenty million years to make the fish and to fossilize him so we'd have the evidence later. Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete\|Albert Bigelow Paine When you stiffen up a way of life and try to fossilize it so it'll stay that way forever, then you find you've lost it. The Syndic\|C.M. Kornbluth British Dictionary definitions for fossilize fossilize fossilise / (ˈfɒsɪˌlaɪz) / verb to convert or be converted into a fossil to become or cause to become antiquated or inflexible Derived forms of fossilize fossilizable or fossilisable, adjectivefossilization or fossilisation, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fossilize dwindle, wilt, wither, shrink, stiffen, thicken, indurate, freeze, harden, congeal, solidify, petrify, set, clarify, calcify, mineralize, lapidify, welter, sear, burn
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fossilize

verb (used with object), fos·sil·ized, fos·sil·iz·ing.

verb (used without object), fos·sil·ized, fos·sil·iz·ing.

Origin of fossilize

OTHER WORDS FROM fossilize

Words nearby fossilize

Example sentences from the Web for fossilize

British Dictionary definitions for fossilize

fossilise

verb

Derived forms of fossilize

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