fossilize
/ˈfɒsɪlaɪz/(亦作-ise)
verb
with obj.(一般作be fossilized)
1- preserve (an animal or plant) so that it becomes a fossil使（动物, 植物）成为化石：
the hard parts of the body are readily fossilized
身体坚硬部分容易成为化石
as adj. fossilized the fossilized remains of a dinosaur.恐龙的化石遗骸。
1.1
- no obj. become a fossil变成化石：
flowers do not readily fossilize.
花朵不容易变成化石。
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