Associations to the word «Fossilize»

Wiktionary

FOSSILIZE, verb. (transitive) to make into a fossil
FOSSILIZE, verb. (intransitive) to become a fossil
FOSSILIZE, verb. (figurative) (by extension) (intransitive) to become inflexible or outmoded
FOSSILIZE, verb. (figurative) (by extension) (transitive) To make antiquated, rigid, or fixed; to deaden.

Dictionary definition

FOSSILIZE, verb. Convert to a fossil; "The little animals fossilized and are now embedded in the limestone".
FOSSILIZE, verb. Become mentally inflexible.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras