immortalize
gb/ɪmˈɔɹtəlaɪz/ us/ɪmˈɔɹtəlaɪz/
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Verbo
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make remembered forever
To make people remember someone or something forever.
Padrão de uso:
immortalize [someone/something]
Erro comum:
Often confused with simply 'remember'; immortalize implies lasting, widely shared remembrance.
Sinónimos
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.)
Antónimos
forget (The opposite outcome: not being remembered.)
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obscure (To keep something from being known or remembered.)
Colocações
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
Temas
culture
|history
|media
|arts
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- The movie immortalized the athlete.
- This song immortalized their love.
Verbo
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preserve in art or record
To record someone or something so it lasts for a long time.
Padrão de uso:
immortalize [someone/something] (in [art/medium])
Erro comum:
Learners may overuse it for any photo/video; it usually implies special importance or lasting value.
Sinónimos
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.)
Antónimos
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.)
Colocações
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
Temas
arts
|media
|photography
|literature
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- He immortalized the view in a photo.
- She immortalized her grandmother in a portrait.
Verbo
literary
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make someone live forever
To make someone live forever.
Padrão de uso:
immortalize [someone]
Erro comum:
In everyday English, this sense is rare; most uses mean “make remembered forever.”
Sinónimos
make immortal (Direct paraphrase; most common way to express this idea.)
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render immortal (More formal/literary phrasing.)
Antónimos
kill (Ends life; the opposite of giving eternal life.)
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make mortal (To remove immortality or subject to death.)
Colocações
immortalize the soul
|immortalize the body
|immortalize a character
|immortalize a warrior
|immortalize through magic
Temas
fiction
|religion
|mythology
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- In the story, the potion immortalized him.
Gramática
Forma de dicionário
immortalize
IPA
GB/ɪmˈɔɹtəlaɪz/
US/ɪmˈɔɹtəlaɪz/
Sílabas e acento
im - mor - tal - ize (4 sílabas)
Stress on 2nd syllable (mor)
Formas da palavra
Verb
- Base: immortalize
- 3rd Person Singular: immortalizes
- Present Participle: immortalizing
- Past: immortalized
Família de palavras
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
Expressões
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.
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos
- Their last performance was immortalized on film by a documentary crew.
- The moment was immortalized on film and shared worldwide.