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Fossilization

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Noun

1. fossilisation, fossilization

the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone

fossilisation

2. fossilisation, fossilization

becoming inflexible or out of date

fossilisation

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Fossilization

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verb

1.

to convert or be converted into a fossil

2.

to become or cause to become antiquated or inflexible

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Fossilization

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˈfossilˌized or ˈfossilˌizing

1.

to change into a fossil or fossils; petrify

2.

to make out of date, rigid, or incapable of change

verb intransitive

3.

to become fossilized

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Fossilization

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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.

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