e·ter·nize (ĭ-tûr′nīz′) tr.v. e·ter·nized ,
e·ter·niz·ing ,
e·ter·niz·es 1. a. To make eternal.
b. To protract for an indefinite period.
2. To make perpetually famous; immortalize.
[French éterniser , from Old French eterne , eternal ; see eterne .]
e·ter′ni·za′tion (-nĭ-zā′shən) n.
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e•ter•nize (ɪˈtɜr naɪz) v.t. -nized, -niz•ing. 1. to make eternal; perpetuate.
2. to immortalize.
[1560–70; < Medieval Latin]
e•ter`ni•za′tion, n.
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eternize Past participle: eternizedGerund: eternizingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative eternize eternize
Present I eternize you eternize he/she/it eternizes we eternize you eternize they eternize
Preterite I eternized you eternized he/she/it eternized we eternized you eternized they eternized
Present Continuous I am eternizing you are eternizing he/she/it is eternizing we are eternizing you are eternizing they are eternizing
Present Perfect I have eternized you have eternized he/she/it has eternized we have eternized you have eternized they have eternized
Past Continuous I was eternizing you were eternizing he/she/it was eternizing we were eternizing you were eternizing they were eternizing
Past Perfect I had eternized you had eternized he/she/it had eternized we had eternized you had eternized they had eternized
Future I will eternize you will eternize he/she/it will eternize we will eternize you will eternize they will eternize
Future Perfect I will have eternized you will have eternized he/she/it will have eternized we will have eternized you will have eternized they will have eternized
Future Continuous I will be eternizing you will be eternizing he/she/it will be eternizing we will be eternizing you will be eternizing they will be eternizing
Present Perfect Continuous I have been eternizing you have been eternizing he/she/it has been eternizing we have been eternizing you have been eternizing they have been eternizing
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been eternizing you will have been eternizing he/she/it will have been eternizing we will have been eternizing you will have been eternizing they will have been eternizing
Past Perfect Continuous I had been eternizing you had been eternizing he/she/it had been eternizing we had been eternizing you had been eternizing they had been eternizing
Conditional I would eternize you would eternize he/she/it would eternize we would eternize you would eternize they would eternize
Past Conditional I would have eternized you would have eternized he/she/it would have eternized we would have eternized you would have eternized they would have eternized
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. eternize - cause to continue indefinitelyperpetuate - cause to continue or prevail; "perpetuate a myth"
2. eternize - make famous forever; "This melody immortalized its composer"alter ,
change ,
modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
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eternize verb To cause to last endlessly:
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