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- /ˈfɑː.səl.aɪz/
- /ˈfɒs.ɪ.laɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- /ˈfɑː.səl.aɪz/
Definition of fossilise word
- noun fossilise Alternative spelling of fossilize. 1
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Parts of speech for Fossilise
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fossilise popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
fossilise usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fossilise
verb fossilise
- petrify — to convert into stone or a stony substance.
- solidify — to make solid; make into a hard or compact mass; change from a liquid or gaseous to a solid form.
- harden — to make hard or harder: to harden steel.
- calcify — to convert or be converted into lime
- ossify — to convert into or cause to harden like bone.
Antonyms for fossilise
verb fossilise
- continue — If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
- dilute — to make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by the addition of water or the like.
- discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- dishearten — to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage.
- disjoin — to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.
Top questions with fossilise
- how to fossilise your hamster?
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Matching words
- Words starting with f
- Words starting with fo
- Words starting with fos
- Words starting with foss
- Words starting with fossi
- Words starting with fossil
- Words starting with fossili
- Words starting with fossilis
- Words starting with fossilise
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