immortalize
pronunciation
How to pronounce immortalize in British English: UK [ɪˈmɔ:təlaɪz]
How to pronounce immortalize in American English: US [ɪˈmɔrtəlaɪz]
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- Verb:
- be or provide a memorial to a person or an event
- make famous for ever
Word Origin
- immortalize (v.)
- 1560s, from immortal + -ize. Perhaps modeled on Middle French immortaliser. Related: Immortalized; immortalizing.