immortalize
[ ih-mawr-tl-ahyz ]
/ ɪˈmɔr tlˌaɪz /
verb (used with object), im·mor·tal·ized, im·mor·tal·iz·ing.
to bestow unending fame upon; perpetuate.
to make immortal; endow with immortality.
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Also especially British, im·mor·tal·ise .
OTHER WORDS FROM immortalize
im·mor·ta·liz·a·ble, adjectiveim·mor·tal·i·za·tion, nounim·mor·tal·iz·er, nounWords nearby immortalize
immoralist, immorality, immoralize, immortal, immortality, immortalize, Immortals, immortelle, immotile, immotile cilia syndrome, immovable
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British Dictionary definitions for immortalize
immortalize
immortalise
/ (ɪˈmɔːtəˌlaɪz) /
verb (tr)
to give everlasting fame to, as by treating in a literary workMacbeth was immortalized by Shakespeare
to give immortality to
biology to cause (cells) to reproduce indefinitely
Derived forms of immortalize
immortalization or immortalisation, nounimmortalizer or immortaliser, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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