immortalize
to bestow unending fame upon; perpetuate.
to make immortal; endow with immortality.
Origin of immortalize
1- Also especially British, im·mor·tal·ise .
Other words from immortalize
- im·mor·ta·liz·a·ble, adjective
- im·mor·tal·i·za·tion, noun
- im·mor·tal·iz·er, noun
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How to use immortalize in a sentence
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British Dictionary definitions for immortalize
immortalise
/ (ɪˈmɔːtəˌlaɪz) /
to give everlasting fame to, as by treating in a literary work: Macbeth was immortalized by Shakespeare
to give immortality to
biology to cause (cells) to reproduce indefinitely
Derived forms of immortalize
- immortalization or immortalisation, noun
- immortalizer or immortaliser, noun
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