eternize

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɪˈtɜrnaɪz/ UK /ɪˈtɜːnaɪz/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to make eternal or immortalize, especially in memory

The poet sought to eternize his beloved in verse.

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Synonyms

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

Word family

Derived forms eternization

Related forms eternal eternity eternalize

Etymology

From French éterniser, from Latin aeternus 'everlasting', from aevum 'age, eternity'.

éterniser French aeternus Latin aevum Latin

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# eternize

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

## Meanings
1. to make eternal or immortalize, especially in memory

## Examples
- The poet sought to eternize his beloved in verse.

## Synonyms
- immortalize
- perpetuate
- eternalize
- memorialize
- enshrine

## Derived Forms
- eternization

## Related Forms
- eternal
- eternity
- eternalize

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

## Etymology
From French éterniser, from Latin aeternus 'everlasting', from aevum 'age, eternity'.

## AI Etymology
Eternize comes from French éterniser, from Latin aeternus 'everlasting', from aevum 'age, eternity'. The etymological trail includes French éterniser, Latin aeternus, and Latin aevum. As a verb, eternize means to make eternal or immortalize, especially in memory. The same family is visible in derived forms such as eternization and related forms such as eternal, eternity, and eternalize.

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

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