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immortalize

[ ih-mawr-tl-ahyz ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, im·mor·tal·ized, im·mor·tal·iz·ing.

immortalize

/ ɪˈmɔːtəˌlaɪz /

to give everlasting fame to, as by treating in a literary work
Macbeth was immortalized by Shakespeare
to give immortality to
biology to cause (cells) to reproduce indefinitely

First recorded in 1560–70; immortal + -ize

I was free to immortalize them; and my fiddling was thenceforth a work of supererogation.

Tasso attempted to immortalize their deeds; but how insignificant they were, compared with even Homer's heroes!

But it did not deter Clemens in his purpose, which was to immortalize the little book by pointing out its peculiar charms.

It is not every day that even a veteran of the Cape wars is given a chance to thus immortalize himself after the manner of Samson.

Swift has immortalized a tub; other authors have endeavoured to immortalize a shilling, and a halfpenny.

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