fossilise

Other spellings

• (US) fossilize

Word parts

fossil + -ise

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈfɒs.ɪl.aɪz/ or /ˈfɒsl̩aɪz/

Verb

Plain form fossilise

Third-person singular fossilises

Past tense fossilised

Past participle fossilised

Present participle fossilising

1. (transitive) If you fossilise something, you make it into a fossil.
2. (intransitive) If something fossilises, it becomes a fossil.