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单词 immortalizing
释义

immortalize

verb

im·​mor·​tal·​ize i-ˈmȯr-tə-ˌlīz How to pronounce immortalize (audio)
immortalized; immortalizing

transitive verb

: to make immortal
immortalization
i-ˌmȯr-tə-lə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce immortalize (audio)
noun
immortalizer
i-ˈmȯr-tə-ˌlī-zər How to pronounce immortalize (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • eternalize
  • perpetuate
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Example Sentences

The battle was immortalized in a famous poem. The explorers were immortalized when the mountains were named after them.
Recent Examples on the Web Good call, keeping the velvet portrait of JFK with other ’60s icons and the little brass plaques above the banquettes that immortalize people who got engaged in the onetime watering hole. Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2022 The pair immortalize their romance with coordinated ankle tattoos of tiny butterflies, which the two proudly showcase to friends and family at Khloé Kardashian's 33rd birthday bash at TAO in Los Angeles, per a People source. Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 Aug. 2022 Pushkin also intended to immortalize his great-grandfather Abram Petrovich Gannibal in print. Jennifer Wilson, The New York Review of Books, 3 Aug. 2022 The Baseball Hall of Fame will immortalize its next group of legends in Cooperstown this weekend. Ethan Fuller, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2022 The American jeweler, which has been handcrafting sports trophies at its hollowware workshop in Rhode Island for the past 160 years, presented the three drivers on the podium with sleek awards to immortalize the victory. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 May 2022 Most fundamentally, you’ll be exposed to the geological story behind the sturdy stone that carvers use to immortalize human transience. Walter Nicklin, Washington Post, 16 June 2022 Hollywood, Liberty started thinking of ways to immortalize this cult-favorite institution. Sarah Spellings, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2021 One is graced with 75 diamonds symbolizing the festival’s jubilee, while the other features 25 diamonds to immortalize the quarter-century partnership. Carita Rizzo, Variety, 17 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1566, in the meaning defined above

immortalizing

verb

present participle of immortalize
as in commemorating
to give eternal or lasting existence to immortalized the words "Call me Ishmael" as the novel's opening line

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • commemorating
  • celebrating
  • perpetuating
  • honoring
  • memorializing
  • preserving
  • eternalizing
  • protecting
  • enshrining
  • conserving
  • sustaining
  • defending
  • maintaining
  • safeguarding
  • guarding
  • supporting
  • keeping up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • extinguishing
  • destroying
  • annihilating
  • crushing
  • demolishing
  • devastating
  • eradicating
  • obliterating
  • decimating
  • erasing
  • expunging
  • snuffing (out)
  • putting out
  • extirpating
  • wiping out
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