eternalize

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɪˈtɜrnəˌlaɪz/ UK /ɪˈtɜːnəlaɪz/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to make eternal or perpetual; to immortalize

The mural sought to eternalize the heroes of the revolt.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to make eternal or... immortalize perpetuate eternize memorialize enshrine

Word family

Derived forms eternalization

Related forms eternal eternity eternize

Etymology

Formed in English from eternal (Old French eternal, from Late Latin aeternalis, from Latin aeternus 'everlasting', from aevum 'age') with the suffix -ize.

aeternus Latin aevum Latin

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# eternalize

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɪˈtɜrnəˌlaɪz/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪˈtɜːnəlaɪz/

## Meanings
1. to make eternal or perpetual; to immortalize

## Examples
- The mural sought to eternalize the heroes of the revolt.

## Synonyms
- immortalize
- perpetuate
- eternize
- memorialize
- enshrine

## Derived Forms
- eternalization

## Related Forms
- eternal
- eternity
- eternize

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: aeternus
- Root: aevum

## Etymology
Formed in English from eternal (Old French eternal, from Late Latin aeternalis, from Latin aeternus 'everlasting', from aevum 'age') with the suffix -ize.

## AI Etymology
Eternalize is formed in English from eternal (Old French eternal, from Late Latin aeternalis, from Latin aeternus 'everlasting', from aevum 'age') with the suffix -ize. Important recorded forms include aeternus (Latin) and aevum (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to make eternal or perpetual; to immortalize. The wider family includes derived forms such as eternalization and related words such as eternal, eternity, and eternize.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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