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fossilize

/ˈfɒs.ɪ.laɪz/

/ˈfɑː.sɪ.laɪz/

fossilizeverb

fossilized

Past Simple

fossilized

Past Participle

fossilizing

Gerund

/ˈfɒs.ɪ.laɪz/

/ˈfɑː.sɪ.laɪz/

Übersetzungen

Over millions of years, the bones began to fossilize.

За миллионы лет кости начали окаменеть.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

превращаться в окаменелость

Definitionen

To convert into a fossil; to cause to become a fossil.

Over millions of years, the remains of the dinosaur began to fossilize in the sediment.

To become rigid or fixed in a certain way, often used metaphorically to describe ideas or practices.

The company's outdated policies have begun to fossilize, making it difficult to implement new strategies.

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