Examples of immortalize in a Sentence
The battle was immortalized in a famous poem.
The explorers were immortalized when the mountains were named after them.
Recent Examples on the Web
His legacy is immortalized here in San Diego by ‘Santa Fe Depot,’ a site-specific installation commissioned by MCASD.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2024
The shot immortalized the shirt in TV costume history and jumpstarted Firth’s reputation as a British heartthrob.
—Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2024
Firth immortalized Jane Austen’s Mr. Darcy in the BBC adaptation of the book in 1995.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
And on her latest album, Ari chose to immortalize her beloved grandmother, featuring her voice on the last song.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 24 Mar. 2024
Now, the internet-breaking fashions are being immortalized in Barbie: The World Tour, a coffee table book by Mukamal and Robbie, out March 19 from Rizzoli.
—Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2024
So important were the Alaska Project watches, they were also immortalized in MoonSwatch form in 2022, as the red-bioceramic-cased Mission to Mars.
—Chris Hall, WIRED, 5 Mar. 2024
In Navalny’s death, Putin has immortalized one of his staunchest critics.
—Julie Tsirkin, NBC News, 16 Feb. 2024
That miracle, as some described it, helped Boston College’s Flutie win the Heisman Trophy that season and immortalize him in college football lore.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2024
The shot immortalized the shirt in TV costume history and jumpstarted Firth’s reputation as a British heartthrob.
—Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2024
Firth immortalized Jane Austen’s Mr. Darcy in the BBC adaptation of the book in 1995.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
And on her latest album, Ari chose to immortalize her beloved grandmother, featuring her voice on the last song.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 24 Mar. 2024
Now, the internet-breaking fashions are being immortalized in Barbie: The World Tour, a coffee table book by Mukamal and Robbie, out March 19 from Rizzoli.
—Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2024
So important were the Alaska Project watches, they were also immortalized in MoonSwatch form in 2022, as the red-bioceramic-cased Mission to Mars.
—Chris Hall, WIRED, 5 Mar. 2024
In Navalny’s death, Putin has immortalized one of his staunchest critics.
—Julie Tsirkin, NBC News, 16 Feb. 2024
That miracle, as some described it, helped Boston College’s Flutie win the Heisman Trophy that season and immortalize him in college football lore.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1566, in the meaning defined above
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“Immortalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immortalize. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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immortalize
verb
im·mor·tal·ize
im-ˈȯrt-ᵊl-ˌīz 
immortalized; immortalizing
: to make immortal
the battle was immortalized in a famous poem
immortalization
noun
-ˌȯrt-ᵊl-ə-ˈzā-shən
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