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fossilised

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /ˈfɑː.səl.aɪz/
    • /ˈfɒs.ɪ.laɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ˈfɑː.səl.aɪz/

Definitions of fossilised word

  • noun fossilised Non-Oxford British standard spelling of fossilized. 1
  • adjective fossilised Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of fossilized. 0
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Parts of speech for Fossilised

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Full grammatical hierarchy of Fossilised

fossilised popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for fossilised

verb fossilised

  • amalgamate — When two or more things, especially organizations, amalgamate or are amalgamated, they become one large thing.
  • anneal — to temper or toughen (something) by heat treatment
  • bake — If you bake, you spend some time preparing and mixing together ingredients to make bread, cakes, pies, or other food which is cooked in the oven.
  • brace — If you brace yourself for something unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it.
  • buttress — Buttresses are supports, usually made of stone or brick, that support a wall.

adjective fossilised

  • petrified — to convert into stone or a stony substance.
  • hardened — made or become hard or harder.
  • solidified — to make solid; make into a hard or compact mass; change from a liquid or gaseous to a solid form.
  • fixed — fastened, attached, or placed so as to be firm and not readily movable; firmly implanted; stationary; rigid.
  • calcified — Body tissue that is calcified has become hard because of the presence of substances called calcium salts.
All 115 Synonyms of fossilised

Antonyms for fossilised

verb fossilised

  • 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.

adjective fossilised

  • current — A current is a steady and continuous flowing movement of some of the water in a river, lake, or sea.
  • modern — of or relating to present and recent time; not ancient or remote: modern city life.
  • new — other than the former or the old: a new era; in the New World.
  • present — being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current: increasing respect for the present ruler of the small country.
  • fresh — newly made or obtained: fresh footprints.
All 44 Antonyms of fossilised

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