Fossilize

·vi To become fossil.

II. Fossilize ·vi To become antiquated, rigid, or fixed, beyond the influence of change or progress.

III. Fossilize ·vt To convert into a fossil; to Petrify; as, to fossilize bones or wood.

IV. Fossilize ·vt To cause to become antiquated, rigid, or fixed, as by fossilization; to Mummify; to Deaden.