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Fossilize

To convert into a fossil; to petrify; as, to fossilize bones or wood.

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Age 76% connected

The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or other kind; lifetime.

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Convert 76% connected

To cause to turn; to turn.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Maturate 76% connected

To bring to ripeness or maturity; to ripen.

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Mature 76% connected

Brought by natural process to completeness of growth and development; fitted by growth and development for any function, action, or state, appropriat…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Lapidify 76% connected

To convert into stone or stony material; to petrify.

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Petrify 76% connected

To convert, as any animal or vegetable matter, into stone or stony substance.

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Fossilization 74% connected

The process of converting, or of being converted, into a fossil.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Fossilization 74% connected

The process of converting, or of being converted, into a fossil.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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