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Definition of Fossilize
1. Verb. Convert to a fossil. "The little animals fossilized and are now embedded in the limestone"
Generic synonyms: Convert
Specialized synonyms: Lapidify, Petrify
Derivative terms: Fossilisation, Fossil, Fossilization
2. Verb. Become mentally inflexible.
Generic synonyms: Age, Get On, Maturate, Mature, Senesce
Derivative terms: Fossilisation
Definition of Fossilize
1. v. t. To convert into a fossil; to petrify; as, to fossilize bones or wood.
2. v. i. To become fossil.
Definition of Fossilize
1. Verb. (intransitive) to become a fossil ¹
2. Verb. (context: by extension intransitive) to become inflexible or outmoded ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fossilize
1. [v -IZED, -IZING, -IZES]
Medical Definition of Fossilize
1. 1. To convert into a fossil; to petrify; as, to fossilize bones or wood. 2. To cause to become antiquated, rigid, or fixed, as by fossilization; to mummify; to deaden. "Ten layers of birthdays on a woman's head Are apt to fossilize her girlish mirth." (Mrs. Browning) Origin: Cf. F. Fossiliser. 1. To become fossil. 2. To become antiquated, rigid, or fixed, beyond the influence of change or progress. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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