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immortalize, immortalise [ɪˈmɔːtəˌlaɪz] vb (tr)
1. to give everlasting fame to, as by treating in a literary work Macbeth was immortalized by Shakespeare 2. to give immortality to 3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology to cause (cells) to reproduce indefinitely immortalization , immortalisation n immortalizer , immortaliser n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
immortalize verb commemorate, celebrate, perpetuate, glorify, enshrine, exalt, memorialize, solemnize, apotheosize, eternalize The town was immortalized in the famous story of Dracula. Translations immortalize [ɪˈmɔːrtəlaɪz] immortalise (British) vt → immortaliser a wondrous event which he had immortalised in verse → un événement prodigieux qu'il avait immortalisé dans ses vers immortalize How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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When he looked about him for another and a less intractable damsel to immortalize in melody, memory produced one with the most obliging readiness. The Major's smile vanished; the Major's hand dropped the pen destined to immortalize the name of my favorite autumn soup. It was not his cue to appear at all conscious of the high honor he thus unexpectedly enjoyed; but, by leading his guest into the conversation, to elicit some important ethical ideas, which might, in obtaining a place in his contemplated publication, enlighten the human race, and at the same time immortalize himself - ideas which, I should have added, his visitor's great age, and well-known proficiency in the science of morals, might very well have enabled him to afford. |
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