immortalize
Americanverb (used with object)
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to bestow unending fame upon; perpetuate.
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to make immortal; endow with immortality.
verb
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to give everlasting fame to, as by treating in a literary work
Macbeth was immortalized by Shakespeare
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to give immortality to
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biology to cause (cells) to reproduce indefinitely
Other Word Forms
- immortalizable adjective
- immortalization noun
- immortalizer noun
Etymology
Origin of immortalize
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
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