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immortalize

American  
[ih-mawr-tl-ahyz] / ɪˈmɔr tlˌaɪz /
especially British, immortalise

verb (used with object)

immortalized, immortalizing
  1. to bestow unending fame upon; perpetuate.

  2. to make immortal; endow with immortality.


immortalize British  
/ ɪˈmɔːtəˌlaɪz /

verb

  1. to give everlasting fame to, as by treating in a literary work

    Macbeth was immortalized by Shakespeare

  2. to give immortality to

  3. biology to cause (cells) to reproduce indefinitely

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • immortalizable adjective
  • immortalization noun
  • immortalizer noun

Etymology

Origin of immortalize

First recorded in 1560–70; immortal + -ize

Example Sentences

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The pharaohs of ancient Egypt built pyramids in the Valley of Kings to immortalize themselves.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 5, 2025

Preparations were already being made at the Coliseum to retire his number and immortalize his No. 5 jersey in the stadium.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2024

But the world in general, and the art world in particular, has remained largely conservative about what kinds of bodies it chooses to depict, celebrate and immortalize.

From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2024

She was 8 when the family moved to the riverside farm Aldo Leopold would immortalize in “A Sand County Almanac.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2024

You do not immortalize the lost by writing about them.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green