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

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