| VERB | change | fossilise, fossilize | convert to a fossil |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | fossilise, fossilize | become mentally inflexible |
| Meaning | convert to a fossil. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | fossilize | |
| Narrower | lapidify, petrify | change into stone |
| Broader | convert | change the nature, purpose, or function of something |
| Spanish | fosilizarse, fosilizar | |
| Catalan | fossilitzar-se | |
| Nouns | fossilisation | the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age |
| Meaning | Become mentally inflexible. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonym | fossilize | |
| Broader | senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate | Grow old or older |
| Spanish | fosilizarse | |
| Catalan | fossilitzar-se | |
| Nouns | fossilisation | becoming inflexible or out of date |
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