immortalize
verb (used with object)
to bestow unending fame upon; perpetuate.
has immortalized
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present perfectof immortalize (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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No Hollywood star has immortalized him on the big screen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
In remembrance of what would have been the queen's 98th birthday, a small English town has immortalized the former head of the church and her close confidants — her corgis.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2024
“I feel like a part of the community in Echo Park,” he said of his neighbors, whom he has immortalized on Instagram and TikTok.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
Instead, Michael, inspired to win her back, has immortalized in pigment their former home, to her dismay.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2011
Mr. Melville's friend, Dr. Johnstone, whom he has immortalized in Omoo, was excessive wroth, and refused to be pacified, resolving shortly to prosecute the English publishers for libel.
From Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia by H. A. (Henry Augustus) Wise
