immortalise
immortalise · immortalises · immortalised · immortalising
To give unending life to, to make immortalTo give unending life to, to make immortal.
/ɪˈmɔː(ɹ).təˌlaɪz/
Meaning
2 sensesTo give unending life to, to make immortal.
To make eternally famous.
His heroic deeds were immortalised in song and tale.
make famous forever
Translations
6 languagesOrigin
From immortal + -ise. Perhaps modelled on Middle French immortaliser.From immortal + -ise. Perhaps modelled on Middle French immortaliser.
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Forms
immortalises, immortalising, immortalised, immortalised| Base form | immortalise · to immortalise |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | immortalises |
| Present participle | immortalising |
| Past simple | immortalised |
| Past participle | immortalised |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- make famous forever:immortalizeeternizeeterniseeternalizeeternalise
- be or provide a memorial to a person or an event:commemoratememorializememorialiseimmortalize
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedtransimmortalised
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle