Meaning Of Fossilize

v. t.

To convert into a fossil; to petrify; as, to fossilize bones or wood.

v. t.

To cause to become antiquated, rigid, or fixed, as by fossilization; to mummify; to deaden.

v. i.

To become fossil.

v. i.

To become antiquated, rigid, or fixed, beyond the influence of change or progress.