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Verb
/ˈfäsəˌlīz/,
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fossilised, past participle; fossilises, 3rd person singular present; fossilised, past tense; fossilising, present participle; fossilized, past tense; fossilizes, 3rd person singular present; fossilized, past participle; fossilizing, present participle;
  1. Preserve (an organism) so that it becomes a fossil
    • - the hard parts of the body are readily fossilized
  2. Become a fossil
    • - flowers do not readily fossilize
  3. Become antiquated, fixed, or incapable of change or development

  1. convert to a fossil; "The little animals fossilized and are now embedded in the limestone"
  2. become mentally inflexible
  3. (fossilized) set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs; "obsolete fossilized ways"; "an ossified bureaucratic system"
  4. (fossilization) the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone
  5. (fossilization) becoming inflexible or out of date
  6. Fossils (from Latin fossus, literally "having been dug up") are the preserved remains or traces of animals, plants, and other organisms from the remote past. ...
  7. (Fossilization (linguistics)) In linguistic morphology, fossilization refers to two close notions. One is preserving of ancient linguistic features which have lost their grammatical functions in language. Another is loss of productivity of a grammatical paradigm (e.g. ...
  8. (Fossilized) Organic remains from an ancient geologic period, such as a insects, skeletons or even plants that become preserved over time and hardened into a stone-like substance.
  9. (fossilized) In the context of fine jewelry making, this may refer to two different things. It can refer to the creation of a visual effect of age or wear, such as a patina or other distressed treatment. ...
  10. (Fossilization) (n) In order for an organism to be fossilized, the remains normally need to be covered by sediment as soon as possible. Additionally, an organism can become petrified when it comes to rest in an anoxic (oxygen-free) environment such as at the bottom of a lake or sea-bed.
  11. (Fossilization) All the processes that involve the burial of a plant or animal in sediment and the eventual preservation of all, part, or a trace of it.
  12. (Fossilization) Most L2 learners fail to reach target language competence. They stop learning when their internalized rule system contains rules difference from those of the target language. This is referred to as 'fossilization'.
  13. (Fossilization) is the process that preserves evidence of life in earth's rock record. This evidence of past life is called a fossil. The word "fossil" is derived from the Latin fossilis, something dug up. ...
  14. (Fossilization) refers to the permanent retention of unacceptable language forms in the second language.  For example,  second language speakers with survival Spanish skills only may create sentences without regard to noun-adjective agreement. ...
  15. (Fossilization) the transformation of bones that occurs when they are buried under suitable circumstances. Certain mineral elements are dissolved and replaced by others. The form of the bone is effectively preserved.
  16. (fossilization) the theory that certain grammatical errors are learned over time (such as the incorrect use of a certain tense) and become a permanent part of a learner's second language (contributing to "interlanguage")
  17. convertir en fósil; petrificar; fosilizarse