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Meaning of fossilize

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

fossilize

Pronunciation:/ˈfɒs.ɪl.aɪz/

verb

Definitions

  1. To make into a fossil

  2. To become a fossil

  3. (by extension) to become inflexible or outmoded

  4. (by extension) To make antiquated, rigid, or fixed; to deaden.