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senesce vs fossilize

fossilize vs senesce

senesce and fossilize both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
senesce No No Yes No
fossilize No No Yes No
As verbs, fossilize is a hyponym of senesce; that is, fossilize is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than senesce:
  • senesce: grow old or older
  • fossilize: become mentally inflexible
Other hyponyms of senesce include turn, fossilise, dote.
senesce (verb) fossilize (verb)
grow old or older convert to a fossil
become mentally inflexible
Difference between senesce and fossilize

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