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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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fossilize
(ˈfɒsɪˌlaɪz) orfossilise
vb
1. (Palaeontology) to convert or be converted into a fossil
2. to become or cause to become antiquated or inflexible
ˈfossilˌizable, ˈfossilˌisable adj
ˌfossiliˈzation, ˌfossiliˈsation n
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fos•sil•ize
(ˈfɒs əˌlaɪz)v. -ized, -iz•ing. v.t.
1. to convert into a fossil; replace organic matter with mineral substances in the remains of an organism.
2. to cause to become outmoded or unchanging.
v.i. 3. to become a fossil or fossillike.
[1785–95]
fos`sil•i•za′tion, n.
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fossilize
Past participle: fossilized
Gerund: fossilizing
| Imperative |
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| fossilize |
| fossilize |
| Present |
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| I fossilize |
| you fossilize |
| he/she/it fossilizes |
| we fossilize |
| you fossilize |
| they fossilize |
| Preterite |
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| I fossilized |
| you fossilized |
| he/she/it fossilized |
| we fossilized |
| you fossilized |
| they fossilized |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am fossilizing |
| you are fossilizing |
| he/she/it is fossilizing |
| we are fossilizing |
| you are fossilizing |
| they are fossilizing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have fossilized |
| you have fossilized |
| he/she/it has fossilized |
| we have fossilized |
| you have fossilized |
| they have fossilized |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was fossilizing |
| you were fossilizing |
| he/she/it was fossilizing |
| we were fossilizing |
| you were fossilizing |
| they were fossilizing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had fossilized |
| you had fossilized |
| he/she/it had fossilized |
| we had fossilized |
| you had fossilized |
| they had fossilized |
| Future |
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| I will fossilize |
| you will fossilize |
| he/she/it will fossilize |
| we will fossilize |
| you will fossilize |
| they will fossilize |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have fossilized |
| you will have fossilized |
| he/she/it will have fossilized |
| we will have fossilized |
| you will have fossilized |
| they will have fossilized |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be fossilizing |
| you will be fossilizing |
| he/she/it will be fossilizing |
| we will be fossilizing |
| you will be fossilizing |
| they will be fossilizing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been fossilizing |
| you have been fossilizing |
| he/she/it has been fossilizing |
| we have been fossilizing |
| you have been fossilizing |
| they have been fossilizing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been fossilizing |
| you will have been fossilizing |
| he/she/it will have been fossilizing |
| we will have been fossilizing |
| you will have been fossilizing |
| they will have been fossilizing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been fossilizing |
| you had been fossilizing |
| he/she/it had been fossilizing |
| we had been fossilizing |
| you had been fossilizing |
| they had been fossilizing |
| Conditional |
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| I would fossilize |
| you would fossilize |
| he/she/it would fossilize |
| we would fossilize |
| you would fossilize |
| they would fossilize |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have fossilized |
| you would have fossilized |
| he/she/it would have fossilized |
| we would have fossilized |
| you would have fossilized |
| they would have fossilized |
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fossilize
To turn something into a fossil.
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Verb 1. fossilize - convert to a fossil; "The little animals fossilized and are now embedded in the limestone"
convert - change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers"
2. fossilize - become mentally inflexible
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Translations
zkamenět
forstene
megkövesít
steingerva
skamenieť
fosilleşmek
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fossil
(ˈfosl) noun the hardened remains of an animal or vegetable found in rock. Fossils have been found here which may be a million years old. fossiel م��تَحَجِّرَه вкаменелост fóssil zkamenělina das Fossil fossil; forstening απολίθωμα fósil kivistis فسیل fossiili fossile מְאוּבָּן जीवाश्म fosil, okamina kövület fosil steingervingur fossile 化石 화석 suakmenėjusi liekana, fosilija fosilija fosil fossiel fossil, forsteining skamielina فوسيل، دلرغونې زمانې دحيواناتو او نبا تاتو پاته شونى (بقايا fóssil fosilă ископаемое skamenelina okamnina fosil fossil ซากพืชหรือสัตว์ที่เป็นหิน fosil 化石 скам'янілість متحجر ، پتھرایا ہوا ڈھانچا، فوصل vật hoá đá; hoá thạch 化石
ˈfossilize, ˈfossilise verb to change into a fossil. Time had fossilized the animal remains in the river-bed. fossiliseer يَتَحَجَّر вкаменявам се fossilizar zkamenět versteinern forstene απολιθώνω fosilizar kivistama, kivistuma سنگواره کردن kivettyä fossiliser לְאַבֵּן जीवाश्म बनना fosilizirati (se), okameniti (se) megkövesít menjadi fosil steingerva(st) fossilizzare 化石にする 화석이 되게 하다 paversti į akmenį pārakmeņoties menjadi fosil verstenen forsteine zamieniać w kamień په فوسيل بدلېدل يا بدلول دمطالعې دپاره دفوسيلونو لټول fossilizar a transforma în fosile превращать(ся) в окаменелость skamenieť okamneti okameniti fossilisera[s] กลายเป็นซากพืชซากสัตว์ fosilleşmek 使成化石 перетворювати(ся) на камінь فوصل میں تبدیل کرنا hoá thạch; hóa đá 使成化石
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