Verb
To convert into a fossil; to petrify; as, to fossilize bones or wood.
To cause to become antiquated, rigid, or fixed, as by fossilization; to mummify; to deaden.
To become fossil.
To become antiquated, rigid, or fixed, beyond the influence of change or progress.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIf you do not advertise, you fossilize. Thomas Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar
The little animals fossilized and are now embedded in the limestone Source: Internet
They are fairly common relative to demosponges as fossils, but this is thought to be, at least in part, because their spicules are sturdier than spongin and fossilize better. Source: Internet
These occur on the remainder of the body—although some feathers did not fossilize and others were obliterated during preparation, leaving bare patches on specimens—and the lower neck. Source: Internet
This is because only a tiny percentage of animals ever fossilize, and most of these remain buried in the earth. Source: Internet