fossilize

pronunciation

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  • Verb:
    convert to a fossil
    become mentally inflexible

Word Origin

fossilize (v.)
1794 (transitive), from fossil + -ize. Intransitive use from 1828. Figurative use from 1856. Related: Fossilized; fossilizing.

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