as in to commemorate
to give eternal or lasting existence to
immortalized the words "Call me Ishmael" as the novel's opening line
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Recent Examples of immortalize
The great poet Dante added to Noli’s renown, immortalizing it in his epic poem, La Divina Commedia.
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Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Whether that sounds utopian or dystopian, a great deal of human life could be immortalized in a DNA cloud—or lake.
—Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2025
Darlington is immortalized at the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 18 Mar. 2025
During his lifetime, the German designer immortalized himself as a Bearbrick; as a biker-jacket-wearing doorstopper, and as fur charms at Fendi.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 27 Feb. 2025
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Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Whether that sounds utopian or dystopian, a great deal of human life could be immortalized in a DNA cloud—or lake.
—Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2025
Darlington is immortalized at the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 18 Mar. 2025
During his lifetime, the German designer immortalized himself as a Bearbrick; as a biker-jacket-wearing doorstopper, and as fur charms at Fendi.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immortalize
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On Friday, residents can commemorate him at the 20th annual Reclaim The Dream Candlelight Memorial and Gospel Concert.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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The new building was designed to commemorate the legacy of Adolf Muhr, the villa’s first owner and the original author of its story.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The 34-year-old World Cup winner celebrates the birthdays of his three children on the same day, April 8 – and none of them were born in the same year.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Walking Dead is also celebrating its 15th anniversary as a franchise.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2025
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The few projects that do apply computer vision to studying works of art seem to exist only to justify funding, which then perpetuates the rhetoric of machine learning’s promise.—
Sonja Drimmer,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2025
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If the secret of life is knowing when to stop, then perhaps that moment wasn’t Rick’s decision not to perpetuate Jim’s violence.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Immortalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immortalize. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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