fossilize

== English == === Alternative forms === fossilise === Etymology === From fossil +‎ -ize. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfɒs.ɪl.aɪz/, /ˈfɒsl̩aɪz/ === Verb === fossilize (third-person singular simple present fossilizes, present participle fossilizing, simple past and past participle fossilized) (transitive) To make into a fossil. (intransitive) To become a fossil. (figurative, by extension, intransitive) To become inflexible or outmoded. (figurative, by extension, transitive) To make antiquated, rigid, or fixed; to deaden. ==== Synonyms ==== (To become a fossil): fossilate (dated), fossilify (dated) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== fossilization ==== Translations ==== == Portuguese == === Verb === fossilize inflection of fossilizar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative