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fos·sil·ize

(fŏs′ə-līz′)
v. fos·sil·ized, fos·sil·iz·ing, fos·sil·iz·es
v.tr.
1. To convert into a fossil.
2. To make outmoded or inflexible with time; antiquate.
v.intr.
To become a fossil.
fos′sil·i·za′tion (-sə-lĭ-zā′shən) n.
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fossilized

(ˈfɒsɪˌlaɪzd) or

fossilised

adj
1. (Minerals) preserved in fossil form
2. unable to adapt or change, esp because of long tradition or bureaucracy
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Adj. 1. fossilized - set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs; "obsolete fossilized ways"; "an ossified bureaucratic system"
inflexible - incapable of change; "a man of inflexible purpose"
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fossilized

adjective
1. petrified, dead, extinct, prehistoric, ossified, dead as a dodo fossilized dinosaur bones
2. obsolete, antiquated, anachronistic, inflexible, passé, behind the times, superannuated, antediluvian, démodé (French), out of the ark (informal), archaistic breathe some new life into these fossilized organisations
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Translations

fossilized

[ˈfɒsɪlaɪzd] ADJ → fosilizado
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fossilized

[ˈfɒsəllaɪzd] fossilised (British) adj
[bones] → fossilisé(e)
(fig) [organization] → sclérosé(e)
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fossilized

adj → versteinert ; (fig) person → verknöchert ; customs → verkrustet, starr
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fossilized

[ˈfɒsɪˌlaɪzd] adj → fossilizzato/a
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It reminded me of a sepia painting I had once seen done from the ink of a fossil Belemnite that must have perished and become fossilized millions of years ago.
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Unquestionably a counterpart of the Megatherium of the post-Pliocene period of the outer crust, whose fossilized skeleton has been found in South America."
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These were the only reptiles I had ever seen upon Barsoom, but I knew from their similarity to the fossilized remains of supposedly extinct species I had seen in the museums of Helium that they comprised many of the known prehistoric reptilian genera, as well as others undiscovered.
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Perry has told me that they are almost identical with the fossilized remains of the diplodocus of the outer crust's Jurassic age.
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Existence here has become fossilized. We wear a mask upon our faces; we carry a gauge for our emotions.
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And I thought romance and adventure were fossilized!"
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Release date- 14082019 - Eumelanin - a natural pigment found for instance in human eyes - has, for the first time, been identified in the fossilized compound eyes of 54-million-year-old crane-flies.
Lund University: The composition of fossil insect eyes surprises researchers
Some seven tons of fossilized giant clams (Tridacna gigas) worth about PHP28 million were recovered by authorities in Escalante City, Negros Occidental last Saturday.
7 tons of fossilized giant clams recovered in north Negros
At least seven tons of fossilized clams worth some P28 million were seized by authorities at the village of Washington in Escalante City, Negros Occidental province on Friday (Aug.
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The fossilized shells were discovered in the Turuk mountains of the Jaiyl district in the Chui region.
Fossilized shells discovered in Chui region mountains
Addressing the problem, Swedish scientists have begun compiling evidence of fossilized microbes in underexplored igneous rock environments on Earth, to help guide where to search for a Martian fossil record -- and what to look for.
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