eternize

[ ih-tur-nahyz ]

/ ɪˈtɜr naɪz /

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verb (used with object), e·ter·nized, e·ter·niz·ing.

to make eternal; perpetuate.

to immortalize.

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Also especially British, e·ter·nise .

Origin of eternize

From the Medieval Latin word ēternizāre, dating back to 1560–70. See eterne, -ize

e·ter·ni·za·tion, nounun·e·ter·nized, adjective

Julius Csar was noe less diligent to eternize his name be the pen then be the suord.
Of the Orthographie and Congruitie of the Britan Tongue|Alexander Hume
My verse your virtues rare shall eternize, And in the heavens write your glorious name.
A Life of William Shakespeare|Sidney Lee
The love of the future,—the yearning to perpetuate and eternize that which one loves.
The Insect|Jules Michelet
This man was valorous, and his kindness was worthy to be celebrated and to eternize his name, and his sorrow mourned for.
The Voyages of Pedro Fernandez de Quiros|Pedro Fernandez de Quiros

They should be reprinted at the end of the "Encyclopdia," to eternize their shame.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 8 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)