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Eternize

 [ih-tur-nahyz]  

e·ter·nize

   [ih-tur-nahyz]
verb (used with object), -nized, -niz·ing.
1.
to make eternal; perpetuate.
2.
to immortalize.
Also, especially British, e·ter·nise.

Origin:
1560–70; < Medieval Latin ēternizāre. See eterne, -ize

Related forms
e·ter·ni·za·tion, noun
un·e·ter·nized, adjective
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eternalize, eternalise, eternize or eternise (ɪˈtɜːnəˌlaɪz, ɪˈtɜːnaɪz)
 
—vb
1.  to make eternal
2.  to make famous for ever; immortalize
 
eternalise, eternalise, eternize or eternise
 
—vb
 
eternize, eternalise, eternize or eternise
 
—vb
 
eternise, eternalise, eternize or eternise
 
—vb
 
eternali'zation, eternalise, eternize or eternise
 
—n
 
eterni'zation, eternalise, eternize or eternise
 
—n
 
eternali'sation, eternalise, eternize or eternise
 
—n
 
eterni'sation, eternalise, eternize or eternise
 
—n

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