Αγγλικά

immortalize

gb/ɪmˈɔɹtəlaɪz/ us/ɪmˈɔɹtəlaɪz/
C1 Αγγλικά
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Ρήμα C1 action
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make remembered forever

To make people remember someone or something forever.

Μοτίβο χρήσης: immortalize [someone/something]
Συχνό λάθος:
Often confused with simply 'remember'; immortalize implies lasting, widely shared remembrance.
Συνώνυμα
commemorate (Emphasizes honoring, often with ceremonies or memorials.) | enshrine (Suggests giving something a protected, revered place in memory or tradition.) | perpetuate (Focuses on making something continue or endure over time.) | make famous (Focuses on fame rather than long-term remembrance.)
Αντώνυμα
forget (The opposite outcome: not being remembered.) | obscure (To keep something from being known or remembered.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
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
Θέματα
culture |history |media |arts
Παραδείγματα
  • 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
  • The movie immortalized the athlete.
  • This song immortalized their love.
Ρήμα C1 action
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preserve in art or record

To record someone or something so it lasts for a long time.

Μοτίβο χρήσης: immortalize [someone/something] (in [art/medium])
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may overuse it for any photo/video; it usually implies special importance or lasting value.
Συνώνυμα
capture (More general; can be temporary or not especially significant.) | record (Neutral and factual; less sense of lasting fame or honor.) | depict (Focuses on showing in art, not necessarily preserving for posterity.)
Αντώνυμα
erase (To remove or wipe out a record or trace.) | destroy (To eliminate the thing or its record so it cannot remain.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
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
Θέματα
arts |media |photography |literature
Παραδείγματα
  • 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
  • He immortalized the view in a photo.
  • She immortalized her grandmother in a portrait.
Ρήμα literary C2 action
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make someone live forever

To make someone live forever.

Μοτίβο χρήσης: immortalize [someone]
Συχνό λάθος:
In everyday English, this sense is rare; most uses mean “make remembered forever.”
Συνώνυμα
make immortal (Direct paraphrase; most common way to express this idea.) | render immortal (More formal/literary phrasing.)
Αντώνυμα
kill (Ends life; the opposite of giving eternal life.) | make mortal (To remove immortality or subject to death.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
immortalize the soul |immortalize the body |immortalize a character |immortalize a warrior |immortalize through magic
Θέματα
fiction |religion |mythology
Παραδείγματα
  • 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
  • In the story, the potion immortalized him.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
immortalize
IPA
GB/ɪmˈɔɹtəlaɪz/
US/ɪmˈɔɹtəlaɪz/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
im - mor - tal - ize (4 συλλαβές)
Stress on 2nd syllable (mor)
Τύποι λέξης
Verb
  • Base: immortalize
  • 3rd Person Singular: immortalizes
  • Present Participle: immortalizing
  • Past: immortalized
Οικογένεια λέξεων
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
Εκφράσεις

immortalize someone in a statue

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/ɪmˈɔɹtəlaɪz sˈʌmwˌʌn ˈɪn ə stˈæt͡ʃˌu/
fixed phrase

honor with a statue

To make a statue to remember someone forever.

Παραδείγματα
  • 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

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/ɪmˈɔɹtəlaɪz ðə mˈoʊmənt/
fixed phrase

preserve a special moment

To take a photo or video of a special moment.

Παραδείγματα
  • They raised their phones to immortalize the moment.
  • We took one last picture to immortalize the moment before leaving.

immortalized in history

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/ɪmˈɔɹtəlaɪzd ˈɪn hˈɪstɚi/
fixed phrase

remembered permanently in history

Remembered forever as part of history.

Παραδείγματα
  • 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

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/ɪmˈɔɹtəlaɪzd ˈɪn pɹˈɪnt/
fixed phrase

preserved in written form

Written down in a way that lasts.

Παραδείγματα
  • The quote was immortalized in print and repeated for years.
  • Local recipes were immortalized in print in a community cookbook.

immortalized in song

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/ɪmˈɔɹtəlaɪzd ˈɪn sˈɔŋ/
fixed phrase

made famous by a song

Remembered forever because of a song.

Παραδείγματα
  • 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

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/ɪmˈɔɹtəlaɪzd ˈɔn fˈɪlm/
fixed phrase

preserved in a movie recording

Recorded on video so it lasts.

Παραδείγματα
  • Their last performance was immortalized on film by a documentary crew.
  • The moment was immortalized on film and shared worldwide.

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