immortalize
verb
im·mor·tal·ize
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immortalized;
immortalizing
Definition of immortalize
: to make immortal
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Other Words from immortalize
immortalization
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immortalizer
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Examples of immortalize in a Sentence
The battle was immortalized in a famous poem.
The explorers were immortalized when the mountains were named after them.
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The two people that are most responsible for Law beating the odds werenât able to be in Canton to watch Law become immortalized in bronze. — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, "Ty Law beat the odds to forge a Hall of Fame career," 3 Aug. 2019 Before these two even know each other, their love has become the stuff of destiny, cinematically immortalized. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: âAsako I & IIâ is a playful, haunting drama of love lost and regained," 21 Aug. 2019 But the sets from most of the festival's female artists haven't been similarly immortalized. — Bonnie Stiernberg, Billboard, "The Women of Woodstock: A Look Back at the Few Female Musicians Who Played the Fest," 15 Aug. 2019 Before the half-million strong were lyrically immortalized and the nationâs eyes were turned to Woodstock, Gravy had tapped into a counterculture in New England. — Slade Rand, courant.com, "50 years later, West Hartfordâs Wavy Gravy and other Connecticut festival-goers recall the power of Woodstock," 15 Aug. 2019 More Stories Barak Goodmanâs PBS documentary joins a catalog of works immortalizing the Boomersâ signature bacchanalâa catalog that is growing yet again for the occasion of Woodstockâs 50th anniversary. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, "Why Woodstock Can Never Happen Again," 6 Aug. 2019 The story was immortalized in the 2015 film Carter High, in which musician David Banner portrayed the role of an attorney named Royce West. — Dallas News, "Against fresh faces in race to unseat John Cornyn, Dallas' Royce West says his record sets him apart," 28 July 2019 Since the project began in 2000, every president besides Obama have been immortalized on the streets of Rapid City from notables like Thomas Jefferson to obscure chief executives like Rutherford B. Hayes. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "South Dakotaâs City of Presidents Unveils Obama Statue," 16 July 2019 The incident was immortalized in a photo that shows Mr. Fieldsâ car ramming into the crowd and those hit flying into the air. — Jennifer Calfas, WSJ, "Charlottesville Attack Driver James Fields Sentenced to Life in Prison," 28 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'immortalize.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for immortalize
immortalize
verb
English Language Learners Definition of immortalize
: to cause (someone or something) to be remembered forever
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