fossilize
To make into a fossilTo make into a fossil.
» Amber is fossilized resin.
Янтарь — окаменевшая смола.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To make into a fossil.
fossilisieren
convert to a fossil
(intransitive)To become a fossil.
fossilisieren
become mentally inflexible
(broadly, figuratively, intransitive)To become inflexible or outmoded.
(broadly, figuratively, transitive)To make antiquated, rigid, or fixed; to deaden.
Examples
7 sentencesAmber is fossilized resin.
ruЯнтарь — окаменевшая смола. — odexed
A new study based on fossilized footprints suggests a prehistoric relative of modern crocodiles walked on two hind legs.
The fossilized footprints had originally been thought to belong to a pterosaur — a flying dinosaur — that had been walking on two legs.
A fossilized shell is what I'm holding in my hands.
What I'm holding in my hands is a fossilized shell.
ruТо, что я держу в руках, - это ископаемая раковина. — Selena777
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
fossilizes, fossilizing, fossilized, fossilized| Base form | fossilize · to fossilize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | fossilizes |
| Present participle | fossilizing |
| Past simple | fossilized |
| Past participle | fossilized |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle