IMMORTALIZE Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

immortalize

verb

i-ˈmȯr-tə-ˌlīz

Definition of immortalize

as in to commemorate

to give eternal or lasting existence to immortalized the words "Call me Ishmael" as the novel's opening line

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Recent Examples of immortalize In that 2006 game, New Orleans defeated Atlanta after Steve Gleason blocked a punt in one of the defining moments in franchise history, a play now immortalized with a statue outside the stadium. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026 And so, someone took it upon themselves to use artificial intelligence to immortalize the play. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026 State media outlets even circulated the absurd accusation, later immortalized as a running joke, that protesters were being fed and financed by Kentucky Fried Chicken. — Abdelrahman Elgendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026 Oleander, a rock band most popular in the late ’90s and 2000s, and Dance Gavin Dance, a beloved group with a mural immortalizing its name in downtown Sacramento, performed at Aftershock on Sunday. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for immortalize

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Authorities said Maldonado Soriano was detained and arrested after officers discovered extensive damage to the limestone sculpture, which commemorates one of the most recognizable moments in American military history.

— Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
In Russia plaques commemorating victims of the Great Purge are being torn down and the last museum of the Gulag has been closed.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of commemorate

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For the last five decades, the CZMA has been celebrated as a bipartisan co-management framework that gave coastal and Great Lakes states the power to review and object to federal projects that affect their shorelines.

— Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
In her new role, Danielle will help celebrate her aunt's life and accomplishments while offering a personal perspective on the woman behind the music, according to a press release announcing the appointment.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of celebrate

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Try to think objectively about the whats, whys and how-not-to-perpetuate-the-cycles.

— Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
For generations, Hollywood has perpetuated an image of the American cowboy as a rugged, solitary white man riding across an unforgiving frontier.

— Robert Lang, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026

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