Immortalize

//ɪˈmɔː(ɹ).təˌlaɪz// verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of immortalise. British, English, Oxford, US, alt-of, alternative

    "The meek intelligence of thoſe dear eyes / (Bleſt be the art that can immortalize, / The art that baffles time's tyrannic claim / To quench it) here ſhines on me ſtill the ſame."

  2. 2
    make famous forever wordnet
  3. 3
    To remove the effects of normal apoptosis.
  4. 4
    be or provide a memorial to a person or an event wordnet

Synonyms

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commemorateadvanceaggrandizeapotheoseapotheosizebeatify

Example

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"The exploiting classes try to immortalize false worldviews to affirm and strengthen their domination."

Etymology

From immortal + -ize.

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