immortalize
verb (used with object)
to bestow unending fame upon; perpetuate.
immortalise
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a variation of
immortalize.
Example Sentences
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Kevin de Bruyne won 16 trophies in a decade at City; there are plans to immortalise him with a statue outside Etihad Stadium.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025
Established in 1908 by confectioner Sojiro Sakuma, Sakumaseika produced the candy through the air raids of World War Two, inspiring anime giant Studio Ghibli to immortalise it in its 1988 film "Grave of the Fireflies".
From Reuters ● Nov. 11, 2022
As a wedding present, he bought her the extravagant Chateau du Barry near Paris, the former home of a mistress of King Louis XV, which Josephine later went on to immortalise on canvas.
From BBC ● May 26, 2017
What is the worst thing anyone's said to you?Why would I immortalise it in print?
From The Guardian ● Jun. 22, 2012
Poor Mr Easy had told his son but the day before that he felt convinced that this wonderful invention would immortalise him, and so it had, although not exactly in the sense that he anticipated.
From Mr. Midshipman Easy by Frederick Marryat
