1. Verb
To convert into a fossil; to petrify; as, to fossilize bones or wood.
2. Verb
To cause to become antiquated, rigid, or fixed, as by fossilization; to mummify; to deaden.
3. Verb
To become fossil.
4. Verb
To become antiquated, rigid, or fixed, beyond the influence of change or progress.
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