fossilatev.

Brit.

/ˈfɒsᵻleɪt/, U.S.

/ˈfɑsəˌleɪt/

Forms: 1800s fossillate, 1800s– fossilate.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fossil n., -ate suffix³.

Etymology: < fossil n. + -ate suffix³. Compare slightly earlier fossilated adj. Compare also earlier fossilize v.

rare.

transitive and intransitive = fossilize v. Frequently figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > organism > fossil > [verb (transitive)]

fossilize1794

fossilate1822

the world > life > biology > organism > fossil > [verb (intransitive)]

fossilize1828

fossilate1853

1822 Imperial Mag. 4 1201 This charcoal was fossilated, and mixed, apparently, with zinc or copper.

1853 R. Vaughan John de Wycliffe iii. 58 The town has dwindled from what it once was to almost nothing... So do places fossillate even in this busy England of ours.

1950 Tempo No. 15. 6 His musical conservatism cannot fossilate because it is capable of extensive and rapid adjustments to its environment.

1972 Jrnl. Soc. Engineers 63 160 I think you cannot fossilate a bubble inside a matrix and control its size, shape and position.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fossilate
释义	fossilatev. Brit. /ˈfɒsᵻleɪt/, U.S. /ˈfɑsəˌleɪt/ Forms: 1800s fossillate, 1800s– fossilate. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fossil n., -ate suffix³. Etymology: < fossil n. + -ate suffix³. Compare slightly earlier fossilated adj. Compare also earlier fossilize v. rare. transitive and intransitive = fossilize v. Frequently figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > organism > fossil > [verb (transitive)] fossilize1794 fossilate1822 the world > life > biology > organism > fossil > [verb (intransitive)] fossilize1828 fossilate1853 1822 Imperial Mag. 4 1201 This charcoal was fossilated, and mixed, apparently, with zinc or copper. 1853 R. Vaughan John de Wycliffe iii. 58 The town has dwindled from what it once was to almost nothing... So do places fossillate even in this busy England of ours. 1950 Tempo No. 15. 6 His musical conservatism cannot fossilate because it is capable of extensive and rapid adjustments to its environment. 1972 Jrnl. Soc. Engineers 63 160 I think you cannot fossilate a bubble inside a matrix and control its size, shape and position. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1822
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