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