immortalize
gb/ɪmˈɔɹtəlaɪz/ us/ɪmˈɔɹtəlaɪz/
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المعاني
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فعل
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make remembered forever
To make people remember someone or something forever.
نمط الاستخدام:
immortalize [someone/something]
غلطة شائعة:
Often confused with simply 'remember'; immortalize implies lasting, widely shared remembrance.
مرادفات
commemorate (Emphasizes honoring, often with ceremonies or memorials.)
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enshrine (Suggests giving something a protected, revered place in memory or tradition.)
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perpetuate (Focuses on making something continue or endure over time.)
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make famous (Focuses on fame rather than long-term remembrance.)
أضداد
forget (The opposite outcome: not being remembered.)
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obscure (To keep something from being known or remembered.)
تراكيب شائعة
immortalize a legend
|immortalize a hero
|immortalize a name
|immortalize a moment
|immortalize an achievement
|immortalize a victory
|immortalize a scene
|immortalize a performance
|immortalize someone
|immortalize something
مواضيع
culture
|history
|media
|arts
أمثلة
- The book immortalized her as a fearless pioneer of civil rights.
- That one speech immortalized him in the public imagination.
- The scandal didn’t define her career, but the comeback immortalized her resilience.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- The movie immortalized the athlete.
- This song immortalized their love.
فعل
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preserve in art or record
To record someone or something so it lasts for a long time.
نمط الاستخدام:
immortalize [someone/something] (in [art/medium])
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may overuse it for any photo/video; it usually implies special importance or lasting value.
مرادفات
capture (More general; can be temporary or not especially significant.)
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record (Neutral and factual; less sense of lasting fame or honor.)
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depict (Focuses on showing in art, not necessarily preserving for posterity.)
أضداد
erase (To remove or wipe out a record or trace.)
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destroy (To eliminate the thing or its record so it cannot remain.)
تراكيب شائعة
immortalize in a photograph
|immortalize on film
|immortalize in paint
|immortalize in a portrait
|immortalize in print
|immortalize in literature
|immortalize in stone
|immortalize in a statue
|immortalize in a poem
|immortalize the landscape
مواضيع
arts
|media
|photography
|literature
أمثلة
- The photographer immortalized the couple’s first dance in a single shot.
- The mural immortalizes the neighborhood’s history in vivid color.
- Her diaries immortalized everyday life during the war.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- He immortalized the view in a photo.
- She immortalized her grandmother in a portrait.
فعل
literary
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make someone live forever
To make someone live forever.
نمط الاستخدام:
immortalize [someone]
غلطة شائعة:
In everyday English, this sense is rare; most uses mean “make remembered forever.”
مرادفات
make immortal (Direct paraphrase; most common way to express this idea.)
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render immortal (More formal/literary phrasing.)
أضداد
kill (Ends life; the opposite of giving eternal life.)
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make mortal (To remove immortality or subject to death.)
تراكيب شائعة
immortalize the soul
|immortalize the body
|immortalize a character
|immortalize a warrior
|immortalize through magic
مواضيع
fiction
|religion
|mythology
أمثلة
- In the legend, the goddess immortalized him as a reward for his courage.
- The elixir was said to immortalize anyone who drank it.
- The spell could immortalize the hero—or destroy him.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- In the story, the potion immortalized him.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
immortalize
IPA
GB/ɪmˈɔɹtəlaɪz/
US/ɪmˈɔɹtəlaɪz/
المقاطع والنبر
im - mor - tal - ize (٤ مقاطع)
Stress on 2nd syllable (mor)
تصريفات الكلمة
Verb
- Base: immortalize
- 3rd Person Singular: immortalizes
- Present Participle: immortalizing
- Past: immortalized
عيلة الكلمة
Forms
immortalizes
verb
immortalizing
verb
immortalized
verb
Core family
immortal
adjective B2
immortality
noun B2
Related words
immortalization
noun
mortality
noun B2
Negative and opposite forms
mortal
adjective B1
Advanced or less common
mortally
adverb
تعبيرات
immortalize someone in a statue
1/ɪmˈɔɹtəlaɪz sˈʌmwˌʌn ˈɪn ə stˈæt͡ʃˌu/
fixed phrase
honor with a statue
To make a statue to remember someone forever.
أمثلة
- The city immortalized her in a statue in the main square.
- They proposed to immortalize the founder in a statue outside the museum.
immortalize the moment
1/ɪmˈɔɹtəlaɪz ðə mˈoʊmənt/
fixed phrase
preserve a special moment
To take a photo or video of a special moment.
أمثلة
- They raised their phones to immortalize the moment.
- We took one last picture to immortalize the moment before leaving.
immortalized in history
1/ɪmˈɔɹtəlaɪzd ˈɪn hˈɪstɚi/
fixed phrase
remembered permanently in history
Remembered forever as part of history.
أمثلة
- The discovery immortalized her in history as one of the great scientists of her era.
- The protest was immortalized in history as a turning point.
immortalized in print
1/ɪmˈɔɹtəlaɪzd ˈɪn pɹˈɪnt/
fixed phrase
preserved in written form
Written down in a way that lasts.
أمثلة
- The quote was immortalized in print and repeated for years.
- Local recipes were immortalized in print in a community cookbook.
immortalized in song
1/ɪmˈɔɹtəlaɪzd ˈɪn sˈɔŋ/
fixed phrase
made famous by a song
Remembered forever because of a song.
أمثلة
- The small town was immortalized in song and drew tourists for decades.
- Her heartbreak was immortalized in song on her best-selling album.
immortalized on film
1/ɪmˈɔɹtəlaɪzd ˈɔn fˈɪlm/
fixed phrase
preserved in a movie recording
Recorded on video so it lasts.
أمثلة
- Their last performance was immortalized on film by a documentary crew.
- The moment was immortalized on film and shared worldwide.