FOSSILIZE Meaning of FOSSILIZE in English [fos.sil.ize] vb -ized ; -iz.ing vt (1794) 1: to convert into a fossil 2: to make outmoded, rigid, or fixed ~ vi: to become changed into a fossil -- fos.sil.iza.tion n Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012