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fossilize vs age

age vs fossilize

fossilize is not a noun while age is a noun.

fossilize and age both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fossilize No No Yes No
age Yes No Yes No
As verbs, age is a hypernym of fossilize; that is, age is a word with a broader meaning than fossilize:
  • fossilize: become mentally inflexible
  • age: grow old or older
Other hypernyms of fossilize include get on, maturate, mature, senesce.
fossilize (noun) age (noun)
how long something has existed
a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises
a late time of life
an era of history having some distinctive feature
a prolonged period of time
fossilize (verb) age (verb)
convert to a fossil grow old or older
become mentally inflexible begin to seem older; get older
make older
Difference between fossilize and age

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