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fossilise
Overview of verb fossilise
The verb fossilise has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. fossilize, fossilise -- (convert to a fossil; "The little animals fossilized and are now embedded in the limestone")
2. fossilize, fossilise -- (become mentally inflexible)
Antonyms of verb fossilise
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb fossilise
2 senses of fossilise
Sense 1
fossilize, fossilise
=> convert, change over
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 2
fossilize, fossilise
=> senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate
=> develop
=> grow
=> increase
=> change magnitude
=> change
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb fossilise
1 of 2 senses of fossilise
Sense 1
fossilize, fossilise
=> lapidify, petrify
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb fossilise
2 senses of fossilise
Sense 1
fossilize, fossilise
=> convert, change over
Sense 2
fossilize, fossilise
=> senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate
'Cause To' of verb fossilise
Derived Forms of verb fossilise
2 senses of fossilise
Sense 1
fossilize, fossilise
RELATED TO>(noun) fossilisation#1
=> fossilization, fossilisation
Sense 2
fossilize, fossilise
RELATED TO>(noun) fossilisation#2
=> fossilization, fossilisation
Domain of verb fossilise
Domain Terms of verb fossilise
Familiarity of verb fossilise
fossilise used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb fossilise
2 senses of fossilise
Sense 1
fossilize, fossilise
*> Something ----s
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
fossilize, fossilise
*> Somebody ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb fossilise
2 senses of fossilise
Sense 1
fossilize, fossilise
> convert, change over
=> transduce
=> immobilize, immobilise
=> metricize, metricise, metrify, metricate
=> flour
=> reclaim
=> nitrify
=> fossilize, fossilise
=> tan
=> dress
=> compost
=> decimalize, decimalise
=> float
Sense 2
fossilize, fossilise
> senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate
=> turn
=> fossilize, fossilise
=> dote
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb fossilise
Sense 1
fossilize, fossilise
=> convert, change over
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Sense 2
fossilize, fossilise
=> senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate
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Grep of verb fossilise
fossilise
Grep of adj fossilise
fossilised
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