eternalize C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to make eternal or... immortalizeperpetuateeternizememorializeenshrine Word family Derived forms eternalization Related forms eternaleternityeternize Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Cause, Change & Process Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Cause, Change & Process - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown