immortalize

[US]/ɪˈmɔ:tlˌaɪz/
[UK]/ɪ'mɔrtəlaɪz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. Make eternal; make immortal; make immortal; make famous forever

Example Sentences

immortalize someone’s memory

he will be forever immortalized in the history books.

Dickens' father was immortalized for ever as Mr Micawber in 'David Copperfield'.

to immortalize a moment in a photograph

to immortalize a famous figure in a statue

to immortalize a love story in a novel

to immortalize a legacy through art

to immortalize a hero in a painting

Real-world Examples

Already famous by that time, Swift would become immortalized with this last great work.

Source: Advanced American English by Lai Shih-hsiung

I want 'em to be immortalized before they're gone.

Source: Grey's Anatomy Season 2

It's because the fans is that we athletes are immortalized, so thank you.

Source: NBA Star Speech Collection

Steiff bears immortalized Karl's likeness with a special edition bear.

Source: Idol speaks English fluently.

Or else died trying to immortalize it.

Source: English little tyrant

Famed for its natural scenery, Hangzhou and its West Lake have been immortalized by countless poets and artists.

Source: Travel around the world

Nine months after the night Neville wanted to immortalize.

Source: English little tyrant

He was immortalizing his late wife through Sarah.

Source: English little tyrant

And the presidents immortalized on the rockface all had brutal anti-Indigenous legacies.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

American writer John Steinbeck immortalized the road in 1939 with his novel “The Grapes of Wrath.”

Source: U.S. Route 66

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