fossilization vs action

action vs fossilization

fossilization and action both are nouns.

fossilization is not a verb while action is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fossilization	Yes	No	No	No
action	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, action is a hypernym of fossilization; that is, action is a word with a broader meaning than fossilization:

fossilization: the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone
action: a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)

Other hypernyms of fossilization include activity, natural action, natural process.

fossilization (noun)	action (noun)
becoming inflexible or out of date	the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field
the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone	a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
	something done (usually as opposed to something said)
	a military engagement
	an act by a government body or supranational organization
	the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
	In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges).
	the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
	the series of events that form a plot
	a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
	the state of being active

fossilization (verb)	action (verb)
	put in effect
	institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

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