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to immortalize

to immortalize

19 7.0
Make a person or thing remembered forever by honoring them
  • verb
  • /ɪˈmɔːrtəlaɪz/
translation icon : inmortalizar
  • In Vidal's novel, this act of courage is also immortalized by Hollywood.
  • immortalized in song
  • immortalize your name

As the ancient Egyptians proved, the second best way to immortalize data is to carve it into stone.

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Examples

  • We are going to be immortalized, remembered forever, with what we achieved here, I mean it.

  • We are gathered here today to immortalize in song.

  • And I think it's been so special that we should immortalize it forever and ever.

  • We're gonna immortalize him for you.

  • How mankind likes to immortalize itself.

  • Perhaps she thinks you'll immortalize her.

  • Here, you two, come and be immortalized.

  • One, which has since been immortalized in numerous science fiction stories.

    Academic text (2017)
  • In The Brus (1378), John Barbour immortalized Robert the Bruce and his heroic status.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The author sought to immortalize her beloved pet by writing a book about their adventures.

Synonyms

to commemorate
vsto immortalize
66 5.8

To remember someone or something with a ceremony

seeks to ensure the subject is remembered forever and often famous
to memorialize
vsto immortalize
  • Formal
15 7.2

To honor and remember someone in a lasting, formal way

focuses on making the person famous or widely remembered
to eternalize
vsto immortalize
7.9

Make people remember someone or something forever

emphasizes honoring with a public tribute and making them famous
to eternize
vsto immortalize
9.9

To make something last forever in people's memory or art

focuses on honoring through public tribute and raising recognition
to monumentalize
vsto immortalize
9.5

To remember a person or event with a lasting statue

focuses on honoring by raising public fame and wide recognition

Antonyms

1.0

Not remember something you should remember

How Remembered

to immortalize
19 7.0
to memorialize
  • Formal
15 7.2
to honor
  • US
796 2.3
to recognize
  • US
1.4
to mention
1.0
to forget
1.0

Surface Forms

immortalize infinitive
immortalise infinitive
immortalized past participle
immortalised past participle
immortalizing present participle
immortalising present participle
immortalizes third person singular
immortalises third person singular

Morphology

immortalize = immortal (transparent) = im + mortal + ize

Forming a verb from the adjective 'immortal' with the productive suffix '-ize' meaning 'to make or render', so the derivation is straightforward.

Etymology

Immortalize comes from the parts in- 'not', mort- 'death', and -ize 'to make', so it literally means 'make not die'. That's why to immortalize someone is to make them remembered forever.