2. To exempt from oblivion; to perpetuate in fame.
[1913 Webster]
Alexander had no Homer to immortalize his guilty name. --T. Dawes. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Immortalize — Im*mor tal*ize, v. i. To become immortal. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
immortalize — index dedicate, perpetuate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
immortalize — (v.) 1560s, from IMMORTAL (Cf. immortal) + IZE (Cf. ize). Perhaps modeled on M.Fr. immortaliser. Related: Immortalized; immortalizing … Etymology dictionary
immortalize — (Amer.) im mor·tal·ize || ɪ mÉ”rtlaɪz /ɪ mÉ”ËrtÉ™ v. make immortal, grant eternal life; make eternally famous (also immortalise) … English contemporary dictionary
immortalize — [i môrt′ l īz΄] vt. immortalized, immortalizing to make immortal; esp., to give lasting fame to immortalization n. immortalizer n … English World dictionary
immortalize — UK [ɪˈmɔː(r)t(ə)laɪz] / US [ɪˈmɔrt(ə)lˌaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms immortalize : present tense I/you/we/they immortalize he/she/it immortalizes present participle immortalizing past tense immortalized past participle immortalized to make… … English dictionary
immortalize — verb Immortalize is used with these nouns as the object: ↑name … Collocations dictionary
immortalize — immortal ► ADJECTIVE 1) living forever. 2) deserving to be remembered forever. ► NOUN 1) an immortal being, especially a god of ancient Greece or Rome. 2) a person of enduring fame. DERIVATIVES immortality noun … English terms dictionary
immortalize — transitive verb ( ized; izing) Date: circa 1566 to make immortal • immortalization noun • immortalizer noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
immortalize — immortalizable, adj. immortalization, n. immortalizer, n. /i mawr tl uyz /, v.t., immortalized, immortalizing. 1. to bestow unending fame upon; perpetuate. 2. to make immortal; endow with immortality. Also, esp. Brit., immortalise. [1560 70;… … Universalium
