immortalize
gb/ɪmˈɔɹtəlaɪz/ us/ɪmˈɔɹtəlaɪz/
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Английски
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Глагол
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action
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make remembered forever
To make people remember someone or something forever.
Модел на употреба:
immortalize [someone/something]
Честа грешка:
Often confused with simply 'remember'; immortalize implies lasting, widely shared remembrance.
Синоними
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.)
Антоними
forget (The opposite outcome: not being remembered.)
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obscure (To keep something from being known or remembered.)
Колокации
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
Теми
culture
|history
|media
|arts
Примери
- 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.
Примери за учащи
- The movie immortalized the athlete.
- This song immortalized their love.
Глагол
C1
action
2
preserve in art or record
To record someone or something so it lasts for a long time.
Модел на употреба:
immortalize [someone/something] (in [art/medium])
Честа грешка:
Learners may overuse it for any photo/video; it usually implies special importance or lasting value.
Синоними
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.)
Антоними
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.)
Колокации
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
Теми
arts
|media
|photography
|literature
Примери
- 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.
Примери за учащи
- He immortalized the view in a photo.
- She immortalized her grandmother in a portrait.
Глагол
literary
C2
action
3
make someone live forever
To make someone live forever.
Модел на употреба:
immortalize [someone]
Честа грешка:
In everyday English, this sense is rare; most uses mean “make remembered forever.”
Синоними
make immortal (Direct paraphrase; most common way to express this idea.)
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render immortal (More formal/literary phrasing.)
Антоними
kill (Ends life; the opposite of giving eternal life.)
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make mortal (To remove immortality or subject to death.)
Колокации
immortalize the soul
|immortalize the body
|immortalize a character
|immortalize a warrior
|immortalize through magic
Теми
fiction
|religion
|mythology
Примери
- 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.
Примери за учащи
- In the story, the potion immortalized him.
Граматика
Речникова форма
immortalize
IPA
GB/ɪmˈɔɹtəlaɪz/
US/ɪmˈɔɹtəlaɪz/
Срички и ударение
im - mor - tal - ize (4 срички)
Stress on 2nd syllable (mor)
Форми на думата
Verb
- Base: immortalize
- 3rd Person Singular: immortalizes
- Present Participle: immortalizing
- Past: immortalized
Семейство думи
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
Изрази
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.
Примери
- 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.
Примери
- 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.
Примери
- 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.
Примери
- 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.
Примери
- 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.
Примери
- Their last performance was immortalized on film by a documentary crew.
- The moment was immortalized on film and shared worldwide.