fossilize

Other spellings

• (UK) fossilise

Word parts

fossil + -ize

Pronunciation

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

Verb

Plain form fossilize

Third-person singular fossilizes

Past tense fossilized

Past participle fossilized

Present participle fossilizing

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