fossilize

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for fossilize

fossilize 🔊 /fɑˈsʌlajˌz/

fossilize : ගල්වෙනවා

fossilize definition

Transitive verb.

  1. To convert into a fossil; to petrify; as, to fossilize bones or wood.
  2. To cause to become antiquated, rigid, or fixed, as by fossilization; to mummify; to deaden.

Intransitive verb.

  1. To become fossil.
  2. To become antiquated, rigid, or fixed, beyond the influence of change or progress.