fossilize

US [ˈfɑsəlˌaɪz]
UK [ˈfɒsəlaɪz]
  • v.（使）变成化石；（使人或物）僵化
  • Web使成化石；使陈腐；化石化
Simple Present：fossilizes  Present Participle：fossilizing  Past Tense：fossilized  

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fossilize
v.
1.
[t][usupass][i]
~ (sth)
（使）变成化石，石化to become or make sth become a fossil
fossilized bones
成为化石的骨骼
2.
[i][t]
~ (sb/sth)
（使人或物）僵化to become, or make sb/sth become, fixed and unable to change or develop