1. convert to a fossil; - Example: "The little animals fossilized and are now embedded in the limestone" [syn: fossilize, fossilise]
2. become mentally inflexible; [syn: fossilize, fossilise]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
fossilise
v 1: convert to a fossil; "The little animals fossilized and are
now embedded in the limestone" [syn: fossilize,
fossilise]
2: become mentally inflexible [syn: fossilize, fossilise]