immortalize
verb (used with object)
to bestow unending fame upon; perpetuate.
have immortalized
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present perfectof immortalize.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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More recently, rap lyrics have immortalized South Beach.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 2, 2021
She’s referencing the pro skaters and surfers who hail from the Santa Monica area and have immortalized it with their skateboard brand, movies and overall panache.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 6, 2019
As a fan of colors, generally, I have to say, I wouldn’t have immortalized that one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2018
If anyone can be said to have immortalized Sailors, it was the Life magazine photographer Eric Schaal.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2016
This bird in literature.—What writers have described, what poets have immortalized him?
From Bird Day; How to prepare for it by Charles Almanzo Babcock
