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fossilize
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intransitive
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figuratively
Japanese Meaning
（他動詞）何かを化石にする、または化石として固定する / （自動詞）化石になる / （比喩的に、自動詞）硬直化して時代遅れになる、柔軟性を失う
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(transitive) to make into a fossil / (intransitive) to become a fossil / (figuratively, by extension, intransitive) To become inflexible or outmoded.
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fossilize
Paleontologists carefully fossilize the fragile bone fragments to preserve them for future study.
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Paleontologists carefully fossilize the fragile bone fragments to preserve them for future study.
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