fossilize

• Verbe signifiant transformer ou se transformer en fossile, ou devenir rigide, figé et dépassé.

A verb meaning to convert or become converted into a fossil, or to become rigid and outdated.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

   Transformer en fossile

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

   Synonymesmineralizepetrify

2. Become mentally inflexibleC1informal

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

   Se figer intellectuellement

   • 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.

   Synonymeshardenossifypetrifyrigidifyset

   Antonymesadaptadjustchangedevelopevolvegrow