petrify vs fossilise
fossilise vs petrifypetrify and fossilise both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| petrify | No | No | Yes | No |
| fossilise | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
fossilise is a hypernym of
petrify; that is, fossilise is a
word with a broader meaning than petrify:
- petrify: change into stone
- fossilise: convert to a fossil
Other hypernyms of petrify include
fossilize.
| petrify (verb) | fossilise (verb) |
|---|---|
| change into stone | convert to a fossil |
| cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright | become mentally inflexible |
| make rigid and set into a conventional pattern |
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