fossilise

fossilise
verb
1. convert to a fossil
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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:
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Something ——s

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Something ——s something

2. become mentally inflexible
Syn: ↑fossilize
Derivationally related forms: ↑fossilisation
Hypernyms: ↑senesce, ↑age, ↑get on, ↑mature, ↑maturate
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s


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