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    fossilize

    US /ˈfɑ:səlaɪz/

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    UK /ˈfɒsəlaɪz/

    B1
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To change into a state from which it won't change
    If you do not move your arms, your bones will fossilize
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To become rigid or fixed in a particular pattern, habit, or belief.
    Traditions can fossilize if they are not adapted.

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    • Soft shelled eggs don't tend to fossilize well, so we have basically no fossil record of ancient mammal reproductive habits.

      Soft shelled eggs don't tend to fossilize well, so we have basically no fossil record of ancient mammal reproductive habits.

    • Soft-shelled eggs don't tend to fossilize well, so we have basically no fossil record of ancient mammal reproductive habits.

      Soft-shelled eggs don't tend to fossilize well, so we have basically no fossil record of ancient mammal reproductive habits.

    B2

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    09:09Do THIS To Go From B1 to C2 English In 9 Minutes
    • But if those patterns are wrong or incorrect, they fossilize,

      But if those patterns are wrong or incorrect, they fossilize,

    A2

    How Old IS Language?

    14:43How Old IS Language?
    • Language doesn't exactly fossilize.

      Language doesn't exactly fossilize.

    • Language doesn't exactly fossilize.

      Language doesn't exactly fossilize.

    B1

    Why Do We Cook?

    06:07Why Do We Cook?
    • but that could be because things like burnt sticks don't fossilize very well, and

      but that could be because things like burnt sticks don't fossilize very well, and

    • fossilize well, and well, fossils from that era are pretty rare to begin with.

      fossilize well, and well, fossils from that era are pretty rare to begin with.

    B1

    The Science Behind De-extinction

    05:49The Science Behind De-extinction
    • Behavior tends not to fossilize in any realistic manner,

      Behavior tends not to fossilize in any realistic manner,

    • Behavior tends not to fossilize in any realistic manner,

      Behavior tends not to fossilize in any realistic manner,

    B1

    We Dissolved Fossils To Prove Dinosaurs Were Warm Blooded | Science Skills

    14:23We Dissolved Fossils To Prove Dinosaurs Were Warm Blooded | Science Skills
    • When they fossilize, they leave behind distinct shapes.

      When they fossilize, they leave behind distinct shapes.

    • When they fossilize, they leave behind distinct shapes.

      When they fossilize, they leave behind distinct shapes.

    B2