fossilize

• Verb, das bedeutet, etwas in einen fossilen Zustand umzuwandeln oder selbst fossil zu werden; im übertragenen Sinn auch: starr, verknöchert oder veraltet werden.

A verb meaning to convert or become converted into a fossil, or to become rigid and outdated.

1. Convert to a fossilB2formalscientific

   To preserve the remains of a plant or animal in the earth's crust, turning them into a fossil.

   Versteinern

   • The dinosaur bones fossilized over millions of years.
   • Wood can fossilize under the right conditions.
   • Scientists study how organisms fossilize to understand ancient life.

   Synonymemineralizepetrify

2. Become mentally inflexibleC1informal

   To become fixed in one's ideas, habits, or ways of thinking, often resistant to change.

   Erstarren

   • He fossilized in his old-fashioned views and refused to adapt.
   • The company's management fossilized, ignoring new market trends.
   • She worried that she would fossilize if she stayed in the same job for too long.

   Synonymehardenossifypetrifyrigidifyset

   Antonymeadaptadjustchangedevelopevolvegrow