1. Convert to a fossil
   "The little animals fossilized and are now embedded in the limestone"
   - fossilise [Brit] 
2. Become mentally inflexible
   - fossilise [Brit]

Derived forms: fossilized, fossilizes, fossilizing

See also: fossil, fossilization

Type of: age, convert, get on, maturate, mature, senesce

Encyclopedia: Fossilize

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