Synonyms for fossilize
Definitions
- v. 1
To become a fossil.
Related words
- Word family
- fossilization
- Other spellings
- fossilise UK
Forms
- Past participle
- fossilized
e.g. fossilized → fossilified, fossilated, petrified, lapidified…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| fossilize | rising | |
| petrify | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- petrify3
- 8 letters
- lapidify
- 9 letters
- fossilify, fossilate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (petrify3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- fossiliser
- Italiano
- fossilizzare