👉 Fossulate in linguistics refers to a word that is formed by adding additional consonants or vowels to a base consonant sound. These additions are typically made intentionally, as they can create a new pronunciation or meaning for the original vowel. For example: - "fossil" - The base is "o", but when we add the "l" at the end, it becomes "lo". - "fracture" - The base is "u", and adding "p" at