fossilise

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verb

1. convert to a fossil
- The little animals fossilized and are now embedded in the limestone
• Syn:
fossilize
• Derivationally related forms:
fossilisation, fossilization (for: fossilize), fossil (for: fossilize)
• Hypernyms:
convert
• Hyponyms:
lapidify, petrify
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something ----s something
2. become mentally inflexible
• Syn:
fossilize
• Derivationally related forms:
fossilisation
• Hypernyms:
senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s