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fossilize

verb

fos·​sil·​ize ˈfä-sə-ˌlīz How to pronounce fossilize (audio)
fossilized; fossilizing

transitive verb

1
: to convert into a fossil
2
: to make outmoded, rigid, or fixed

intransitive verb

: to become changed into a fossil
fossilization noun

Example Sentences

The mud helped to preserve and fossilize the wood.
Recent Examples on the Web The skeleton is made of soft cartilage that doesn’t fossilize well, Pimiento said. Maddie Burakoff, ajc, 17 Aug. 2022 Although sharks are not composed of bone, these fish can fossilize. Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2022 This would have slowed down bacterial decay sufficiently to allow the softer organisms to fossilize. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 26 Apr. 2022 But softer tissues are far more likely to decay than fossilize, including chitinous exoskeletons, skin, and feathers. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 26 Apr. 2022 Their skeletons were mostly cartilage, which is difficult to fossilize. Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Mar. 2022 Trying to piece together the puzzle of dinosaur disease with only bones, given that soft tissue doesn't fossilize, can be difficult. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 10 Feb. 2022 The soft tissue was first to fossilize, encasing the 3-D network of collagen-like fibers that formed the sponge's skeleton. BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2021 The soft tissue was first to fossilize, encasing the 3D network of collagen-like fibers that formed the sponge’s skeleton. Washington Post, 29 July 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1794, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

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The first known use of fossilize was in 1794

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