Synonyms of immortalize

immortalize

verb

i-ˈmȯr-tə-ˌlīz 

as in to commemorate

to give eternal or lasting existence to

immortalized the words "Call me Ishmael" as the novel's opening line

Synonyms & Similar Words

• commemorate
• celebrate
• perpetuate
• eternalize
• honor
• preserve
• memorialize
• protect
• enshrine
• conserve
• safeguard
• maintain
• defend
• sustain
• keep up
• guard
• support

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extinguish
• destroy
• put out
• annihilate
• crush
• demolish
• eradicate
• obliterate
• erase
• snuff (out)
• wipe out
• devastate
• decimate
• expunge
• extirpate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of immortalize

But while Manson and his crimes have been immortalized in the media, his victims’ families have worked tirelessly to ensure their lives are just as remembered. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026

Now, she's been immortalized with a Barbie doll and the pink energy of girlhood is headed for State Farm Arena. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026

Roth hopes to immortalize the guy who drives around neighborhoods in that musical ice cream truck, the one kids have flocked to ever since wheels were invented. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026

With diminished stuff, Williams served up the home run that won the title, a moment immortalized this month in a statue outside Rogers Centre. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 31 July 2026