fossilize

Meanings

Verb

convert to a fossil
- "The little animals fossilized and are now embedded in the limestone"
become mentally inflexible
to make into a fossil
to become a fossil
To become inflexible or outmoded.
To make antiquated, rigid, or fixed; to deaden.

Origin / Etymology

From fossil + -ize.

Synonyms

Scrabble Score: 21

fossilize is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
fossilize is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fossilize is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

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