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Webster 1913 Edition
Fossilize
Fos′sil-ize
,Verb.
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 wood2.
To cause to become antiquated, rigid, or fixed, as by fossilization; to mummify; to deaden.
Ten layers of birthdays on a woman’s head
Are apt to
Are apt to
fossilize
her girlish mirth. Mrs. Browning.
Fos′sil-ize
,Verb.
I.
1.
To become fossil.
2.
To become antiquated, rigid, or fixed, beyond the influence of change or progress.
Webster 1828 Edition
Fossilize
FOS'SILIZE
,Verb.
T.
FOS'SILIZE
,Verb.
I.