Associations to the word «Fossilize»

Wiktionary

FOSSILIZE, verb. (transitive) to make into a fossil
FOSSILIZE, verb. (intransitive) to become a fossil
FOSSILIZE, verb. (figurative) (by extension) (intransitive) to become inflexible or outmoded
FOSSILIZE, verb. (figurative) (by extension) (transitive) To make antiquated, rigid, or fixed; to deaden.

Dictionary definition

FOSSILIZE, verb. Convert to a fossil; "The little animals fossilized and are now embedded in the limestone".
FOSSILIZE, verb. Become mentally inflexible.

Wise words

When you have spoken the word, it reigns over you. When it is unspoken you reign over it.
Arabian Proverb