fossilize

1. v. t. To convert into a fossil; to petrify; as, to fossilize bones or wood. Source: opted

2. v. t. To cause to become antiquated, rigid, or fixed, as by fossilization; to mummify; to deaden. Source: opted

3. v. i. To become fossil. Source: opted

4. v. i. To become antiquated, rigid, or fixed, beyond the influence of change or progress. Source: opted

5. v. convert to a fossil Source: wordnet

6. v. become mentally inflexible Source: wordnet

7. 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. 1. To become fossil. 2. To become antiquated, rigid, or fixed, beyond the influence of change or progress. Source: webster

8. v:100 v. convert to a fossil v. become mentally inflexible Source: ecdict

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