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Definitions for Fossilized
[1] Geology . to convert into a fossil; replace organic with mineral substances in the remains of an organism.
[2] to change as if into mere lifeless remains or traces of the past.
[3] to make rigidly antiquated: Time has fossilized such methods.
[4] to become a fossil or like a fossil: The plant fossilized in comparatively recent geologic time.
[5] Linguistics . (of a linguistic form, feature, rule, etc.) to become permanently established in the interlanguage of a second-language learner in a form that is deviant from the target-language norm and that continues to appear in performance regardless of further exposure to the target language.
[6] to convert or be converted into a fossil
[7] to become or cause to become antiquated or inflexible
Words related to Fossilized
fossilizeantiquated, archaic, out-of-date, obsolete, dwindle, wilt, wither, shrink, petrified, hardened, antique, bent, tired, superseded, dated, superannuated, out, outworn, frozen, ossified
Words nearby Fossilized
fossilizefossil fuel, fossil fuels, fossil gum, fossil record, fossiliferous, fossilize, fossor, fossorial, fossula, foster, foster brother
Origin of Fossilized
First recorded in 1785–95; fossil + -ize
Other words from Fossilized
fos·sil·iz·a·ble , adjective
fos·sil·i·za·tion , noun
sem·i·fos·sil·ized , adjective
un·fos·sil·ized , adjective