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1 fossilize, fossilise
verb (to change into a fossil: Time had fossilized the animal remains in the river-bed.) fosilleşmek -
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adj. fosilleşmiş, taşlaşmış, eski kafalı, köhne————————n. fosil, taşıl, eski kafalı kimse* * *fosil* * *['fosl](the hardened remains of an animal or vegetable found in rock: Fossils have been found here which may be a million years old.) fosil
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fossilize — (Amer.) fos·sil·ize || fÉ‘sɪlaɪz / fÉ’s v. change into a fossil, petrify; be petrified, become a fossil; make outmoded; become old fashioned or outmoded, become unchanging (also fossilise) … English contemporary dictionary
fossilise — (Brit.) v. change into a fossil, petrify; be petrified, become a fossil; make outmoded; become old fashioned or outmoded, become unchanging (also fossilize) … English contemporary dictionary
fossilize — [[t]fɒ̱sɪlaɪz[/t]] fossilizes, fossilizing, fossilized (in BRIT, also use fossilise) 1) V ERG If the remains of an animal or plant fossilize or are fossilized, they become hard and form fossils, instead of decaying completely. The most important… … English dictionary
fossilise — verb 1. convert to a fossil The little animals fossilized and are now embedded in the limestone • Syn: ↑fossilize • Derivationally related forms: ↑fossilisation, ↑fossilization (for: ↑fossilize), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fossilize — verb 1. convert to a fossil The little animals fossilized and are now embedded in the limestone • Syn: ↑fossilise • Derivationally related forms: ↑fossilisation (for: ↑fossilise), ↑fossilization, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fossilize — fos|sil|ize also fossilise BrE [ˈfɔsılaız US ˈfa: ] v 1.) [usually passive] if people, ideas, systems etc fossilize or are fossilized, they never change or develop, even when there are good reasons why they should change ▪ Most couples, however… … Dictionary of contemporary English
fossilize — fossil ► NOUN 1) the remains or impression of a prehistoric plant or animal embedded in rock and preserved in petrified form. 2) humorous an antiquated person or thing. DERIVATIVES fossiliferous adjective fossilization (also fossilisation) noun… … English terms dictionary
fossilise — fossil ► NOUN 1) the remains or impression of a prehistoric plant or animal embedded in rock and preserved in petrified form. 2) humorous an antiquated person or thing. DERIVATIVES fossiliferous adjective fossilization (also fossilisation) noun… … English terms dictionary
fossilise — chiefly British variant of fossilize … New Collegiate Dictionary
fossilize — fossilizable, adj. fossilization, n. /fos euh luyz /, v., fossilized, fossilizing. v.t. 1. Geol. to convert into a fossil; replace organic with mineral substances in the remains of an organism. 2. to change as if into mere lifeless remains or… … Universalium
fossilize — or fossilise verb preserve (an animal or plant) so that it becomes a fossil. Derivatives fossilization noun … English new terms dictionary
