fossilize

Meanings

• Verb

  To cause (organic material) to become a fossil; preserve (something) as a fossil.

• The process of forming fossils.

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Synonyms

fossilate , fossilify

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with fossilize
devise , surprise , arise , suprise , preserve , revise

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Variants

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fossilization , fossilizations , fossilize , fossilized , fossilizes , fossilizing , fossilise , fossilised , fossilises , fossilising

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Etymology

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From the Latin fossus, past participle of fodere, 'to dig up'.

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Trivia

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1. The oldest known fossil is a 3.5 billion-year-old stromatolite from Western Greenland.

2. Fossils have been used as decorative objects for thousands of years. The ancient Egyptians used fossilized shells as jewelry.

3. The study of fossils is called paleontology.

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Related Concepts

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1. Paleontology: The scientific study of life that existed prior to, and sometimes including, the start of the Holocene Epoch (about 11,700 years ago).

2. Geology: The scientific discipline that studies the solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change.

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Culture

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Fossilization is an important process in the study of Earth's history and paleontology. Fossils provide evidence of past organisms and their environments.

How to Memorize "fossilize"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a dinosaur bone being slowly covered in sediment and eventually becoming a fossil.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'fossilize' with the image of a dinosaur or other ancient organism becoming preserved in stone.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Fossils are old bones' to help remember the meaning of the word.

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