fossilize

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (transitive) to make into a fossil
2. (intransitive) to become a fossil
3. (broadly, figuratively, intransitive) To become inflexible or outmoded.
4. (broadly, figuratively, transitive) To make antiquated, rigid, or fixed; to deaden.

Sinonieme

fossilise

petrify

harden

ossify

lapidify

Vertalings

fossilizzare

fossilizzarsi

fosilizarse

leblos machen

verknöchern

fossilitzar-se

fossiliser

fossilisieren

se fossiliser

fossilise

fossiliseren

verstenen

verstarren

fosilizar

petrificar

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈfɒs.ɪl.aɪz/

Etimologie (Engels)

From fossil + -ize.