agatize

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English agate Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English agatize From agate + -ize.

1. To convert a living thing into the form of an agate; to fossilize.

   “polished specimens of jasperized and agatized woods from Arizona”