fossilise

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A form of fossilize — To make into a fossil.

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Meanings

verbfossilise (third-person singular simple present fossilises, present participle fossilising, simple past and past participle fossilised)

present singular third person fossilises · participle present fossilising · participle past fossilised · past fossilised

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of fossilize.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbconvert to a fossil

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Broader

verbbecome mentally inflexible

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

fossilise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fossilise

MLA

“fossilise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fossilise. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fossilise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fossilise.

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