English dictionary
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English verb: fossilize | |||
| 1. | fossilize (change) convert to a fossil | ||
| Samples | The little animals fossilized and are now embedded in the limestone. | ||
| Synonyms | fossilise | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | convert | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | lapidify, petrify | ||
| 2. | fossilize (change) become mentally inflexible | ||
| Synonyms | fossilise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | age, get on, maturate, mature, senesce | ||
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