eternize C2+ Topic:Mind & Cognition 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to make eternal or... immortalizeperpetuateeternalizememorializeenshrine Word family Derived forms eternization Related forms eternaleternityeternalize Etymology AI details From French éterniser, from Latin aeternus 'everlasting', from aevum 'age, eternity'. éterniser French aeternus Latin aevum Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Mind & Cognition Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Mind & Cognition - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown