Synonyms for immortalize
- verb
- American English
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Memorialize
memorialize UK US, memorialise UK, commemorate
2. Eternalize
eternalize, eternalise UK, eternize, eternise UK
Other
perpetuate, signalize UK US, signalise UK, amberize rare
Definitions
- v. 1
To remove the effects of normal apoptosis.
- v. 2
To give unending life to, to make immortal.
Related words
- Other spellings
- immortalise UK
Forms
- Past participle
- immortalized
e.g. immortalized → memorialized, commemorated, eternalized, eternized…
Example sentences
- commemorate Nativity scenes commemorate the birth of Jesus.
- eternalize May Love unite you both and eternalize the bond.
- perpetuate Every nation seeks to perpetuate itself.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| immortalize | rising | |
| commemorate | steady | |
| eternalize | steady | |
| eternize | steady | |
| perpetuate | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- eternize, eternise, amberize
- 9 letters
- signalize, signalise
- 10 letters
- perpetuate4, eternalize, eternalise
- 11 letters
- commemorate4, memorialize5, memorialise
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (perpetuate4 = 4 syllables).