verb
- 1
[I, T]
to become or to make something become a fossil
जीवाश्म बनना या बनाना, पथरा जाना
- The bones had fossilized over millions of years.
- fossilized dinosaur eggs
Synonyms petrify ossify
- 2
[I, T] disapproving
to become or to make somebody or something become fixed and unable to change or develop
जड़ हो जाना, रूढ़ हो जाना
- The party's ideas had fossilized, and young voters lost interest.
- a fossilized system of rules
Synonyms stagnate ossify harden
Opposite evolve develop
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