'Fossilize' definitions:
Definition of 'fossilize'
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Definition of 'Fossilize'
From: GCIDE
- Fossilize \Fos"sil*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fossilized; p. pr. & vb. n. Fossilizing.] [Cf. F. fossiliser.]
- 1. To convert into a fossil; to petrify; as, to fossilize bones or wood. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To cause to become antiquated, rigid, or fixed, as by fossilization; to mummify; to deaden. [1913 Webster]
- Ten layers of birthdays on a woman's head Are apt to fossilize her girlish mirth. --Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Fossilize'
From: GCIDE
- Fossilize \Fos"sil*ize\, v. i.
- 1. To become fossil. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To become antiquated, rigid, or fixed, beyond the influence of change or progress. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'fossilize'
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