verb (-ized; -izing) Date: 1794 transitive verb to convert into a fossil, to make outmoded, rigid, or fixed, intransitive verb to become changed into a fossil, fossilization noun
FOSSILIZE
Meaning of FOSSILIZE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012