immortalize

C1
US /ɪˈmɔː(ɹ).təˌlaɪz/
verb Freq #57354

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    make famous forever

    This melody immortalized its composer

  2. 2
    verb

    Alternative spelling of immortalise.

    The meek intelligence of thoſe dear eyes / (Bleſt be the art that can immortalize, / The art that baffles time's tyrannic claim / To quench it) here ſhines on me ſtill the ſame.

  3. 3
    verb

    be or provide a memorial to a person or an event

  4. 4
    verb

    To remove the effects of normal apoptosis.

Etymology

From immortal + -ize.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 verb · make famous forever eternaliseeternalizeeterniseeternize
3 verb · be or provide a memorial to... record
Word family
Derived forms deimmortalizeimmortalizableimmortalizationimmortalizerunimmortalizeunimmortalized

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