fossilise

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 fossilize (also fossilise) verb.
ORIGIN French fossile, from Latin fossilis 'dug up' .

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  • 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

  • fossilise — chiefly British variant of fossilize …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • 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

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  • fossilised — 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

  • fossilises — 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

  • fossilising — 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

  • Fosile — Fossile Ammonite fossilisée …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Fossile — Ammonite fossilisée …   Wikipédia en Français

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