immortalize en · VERB
Pronunciation
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- /ɪˈmɔː(ɹ).təˌlaɪz/
Etymology
Etymology tree English immortal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English immortalize From immortal + -ize.
Meanings
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(British, English, Oxford, US, alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of immortalise.
alt of immortalise
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:
- To remove the effects of normal apoptosis.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| immortalizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| immortalized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| immortalized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| immortalizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unimmortalize · unimmortalized · immortalizable · immortalization · deimmortalize · immortalizer