Immortalize Meaning
/ɪˈmɔː(ɹ).təˌlaɪz/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbAlternative spelling of immortalise.
verbTo remove the effects of normal apoptosis.
Sentence Examples
The exploiting classes try to immortalize false worldviews to affirm and strengthen their domination.
The artist painted a mural to immortalize the local hero.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The artist hoped to ____ his greatest achievement in a permanent sculpture.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The famous sculptor was commissioned to ____ the great leader in a large bronze statue.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English immortal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English immortalize From immortal + -ize.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The meek intelligence of thoſe dear eyes / (Bleſt be the art that can immortalize, / The art that baffles time's tyrannic claim / To quench it) here ſhines on me ſtill the ſame."
— 1790, William Cowper, “On the Receipt of My Mother’s Picture out of Norfolk. The Gift of My Cousin Ann Bodham.”, in Poems […], London: […] [F]or J[oseph] Johnson, […] by T[homas] Bensley, […], published 1806, →OCLC, page 579:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The artist hoped to ____ his greatest achievement in a permanent sculpture.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The famous sculptor was commissioned to ____ the great leader in a large bronze statue.