1. To convert
into a fossil; to petrify; as, to
fossilize bones or wood.
2. To
reason 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 Vocabulary