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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

OTHER WORDS FROM eternize

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

Words nearby eternize

eternal triangle, eternalize, eterne, eternity, eternity ring, eternize, etesian, etf, eth, eth., ethacrynic acid

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Example sentences from the Web for eternize

The love of the future,—the yearning to perpetuate and eternize that which one loves.
The Insect|Jules Michelet
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
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)
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

Chaucer is himself the great poetical observer of men, who in every age is born to record and eternize its acts.
English Critical Essays|Various

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