immortalize

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verb

im·​mor·​tal·​ize i-ˈmȯr-tə-ˌlīz 

immortalized; immortalizing

transitive verb

: to make immortal

immortalization

i-ˌmȯr-tə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

noun

immortalizer

i-ˈmȯr-tə-ˌlī-zər 

noun

immortalization

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noun

im·​mor·​tal·​iza·​tion

variants also British immortalisation

⸗ˌ⸗⸗ə̇ˈzāshən, 

-ˌīˈz-

plural -s

: the act or process of making immortal

also : the state of being made immortal

Synonyms of immortalize

Verb

• commemorate
• celebrate
• perpetuate
• eternalize

Examples of immortalize in a Sentence

Verb

The battle was immortalized in a famous poem.

The explorers were immortalized when the mountains were named after them.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Billy Idol and Steven Stevens immortalize their handprints during their Rockwalk induction at Guitar Center on June 23 in Hollywood, California. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026

The Little House on the Prairie Museum contains a cabin like the home Wilder immortalized. — Alicia Underlee Nelson, Midwest Living, 22 June 2026

Perhaps the cleanest rebuke of noisy nativism would be for England to win, and, if Tuchel can take that final step that eluded Southgate, he’ll be immortalized, too—perhaps in a prestige miniseries of his own, and a more straightforwardly triumphal one at that. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 18 June 2026

And now, as Dolan foretold in early April, these Knicks are immortalized in NBA and New York lore. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

French immortalisation, from immortaliser to immortalize + -ation

First Known Use

Verb

circa 1566, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

immortalize

verb

im·​mor·​tal·​ize im-ˈȯrt-ᵊl-ˌīz 

immortalized; immortalizing

: to make immortal

the battle was immortalized in a famous poem

immortalization

-ˌȯrt-ᵊl-ə-ˈzā-shən

noun