fossilise

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner le processus de transformation en fossile ou le fait de devenir figé, rigide ou obsolète.

A verb used to indicate the process of turning into a fossil or becoming fixed and outdated.

1. Convert to a fossilB2formalscientific

   To turn organic material into a fossil through natural processes over a long period.

   Transformer en fossile

   • The remains of the dinosaur fossilised over millions of years.
   • Wood can fossilise under the right conditions.
   • Scientists study how bones fossilise in different environments.

   Synonymesmineralizepetrify

2. Become mentally inflexibleC1informal

   To become fixed in one's ideas or habits, unable to adapt or change.

   Se fossiliser (au sens figuré)

   • He fossilised in his old-fashioned views and refused to learn new things.
   • Some managers fossilise and resist any changes in the workplace.
   • She worried that she would fossilise if she stayed in the same job for too long.

   Synonymeshardenossifypetrifyrigidifysetstagnate

   Antonymesadaptchangeevolvegrow