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单词 fossilify
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fossilifyv.

Brit. /fəˈsɪlᵻfʌɪ/, U.S. /fəˈsɪləˌfaɪ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fossil n., -ify suffix.
Etymology: < fossil n. + -ify suffix. Compare earlier fossilified adj. and fossilification n. Compare also earlier fossilize v. and fossilate v.
rare.
transitive and intransitive = fossilize v.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > formation of rock or stone > [verb (transitive)] > fossilize
fossil1750
fossilize1794
fossilify1843
permineralize1952
1843 I. Cozzens Geol. Hist. Manhattan 40 Large ditches were dug in many directions,..which exposed a number of recent shells, partly fossilified.
1859 J. R. Tait European Life, Legend, & Landscape 117 The bedstead had the usual German brevity; and, if fossilified, and dug up by future savans, would afford analogical evidence that the present race..were only four feet high.
1889 Cent. Dict. Fossilify, to convert into a fossil... To become a fossil.
1969 Trans. Mining, Geol. & Metall. Inst. India 66 ii. 3 The waxes and the resins which are extremely resistant to microbial attacks are almost ‘fossilified’ with little change.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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