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Definition of immortalize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

immortalize

verb

NAmE//ɪˈmɔrt̮lˌaɪz//

immortalize somebody/something (in something)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they immortalize

he / she / it immortalizes

past simple immortalized

-ing form immortalizing

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to prevent someone or something from being forgotten in the future, especially by mentioning them in literature, making movies about them, painting them, etc. The poet fell in love with her and immortalized her in his verse.

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