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fossilized definition

fossilized


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  fossilize 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  fossilize 
 
  Sense  1 
  fossilize,  fossilise 
  =>  lapidify,  petrify 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  fossilize 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  fossilize 
 
  Sense  1 
  fossilize,  fossilise 
  =>  lapidify,  petrify 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  fossilize 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  fossilize 
 
  2  senses  of  fossilize 
 
  Sense  1 
  fossilize,  fossilise 
  =>  convert,  change  over 
 
  Sense  2 
  fossilize,  fossilise 
  =>  age,  get  on  mature,  maturate 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  fossilize 
 
  fossilize  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  fossilize 
 
  Sense  1 
  fossilize,  fossilise 
  =>  convert,  change  over 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  fossilize,  fossilise 
  =>  age,  get  on  mature,  maturate 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  fossilize 
 
  The  verb  fossilize  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) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  fossilized 
 
  The  adj  fossilized  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  fossilized,  fossilised,  ossified  --  (set  in  a  rigidly  conventional  pattern  of  behavior,  habits,  or  beliefs;  "obsolete  fossilized  ways";  "an  ossified  bureaucratic  system") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  fossilized 
 
  1  sense  of  fossilized 
 
  Sense  1 
  fossilized,  fossilised,  ossified 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  inflexible)  ->  flexible 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  fossilized 
 
  1  sense  of  fossilized 
 
  Sense  1 
  fossilized,  fossilised,  ossified 
  =>  inflexible  (vs.  flexible) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  fossilized 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  fossilized 
 
  fossilized  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  fossilized 
  fossilized 
 
  Overview  of  verb  fossilize 
 
  The  verb  fossilize  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) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  fossilized 
 
  The  adj  fossilized  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  fossilized,  fossilised,  ossified  --  (set  in  a  rigidly  conventional  pattern  of  behavior,  habits,  or  beliefs;  "obsolete  fossilized  ways";  "an  ossified  bureaucratic  system") 



fossilized definition