fossilize
fossilize.01 - (cause to) petrify, make rigid
FOSSILIZE-V NOTES: Frames file for 'fossilize' based on internet usage examples, expansion via VN. VerbNet entry 45.4, comparison with 'ossify.' (from fossilize.01-v predicate notes)Aliases:
fossilize (v.)
fossilise (v.)
fossilization (n.)
fossilisation (n.)
fossilise (v.)
fossilization (n.)
fossilisation (n.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: cause of fossilization
ARG1-PPT: entity made into fossil
ARG2-PRD: result, attribe of arg 1
ARG1-PPT: entity made into fossil
ARG2-PRD: result, attribe of arg 1
fossilize-v: No Agent
The fossil history of snakes is very poorly known , since
snake skeletonsARG1
are very delicate and do notARGM-NEG
fossilizerel
easilyARGM-MNR
.fossilize-v: Metaphorical, with attribute
ItARG1
must not remain fossilizedrel
in the form codified by Daniel Jones almost a century agoARG2
.