English edit

Etymology edit

From immortal +‎ -ize.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɪ.ˈmɔː(ɹ).tə.ˌlaɪz/
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Verb edit

immortalize (third-person singular simple present immortalizes, present participle immortalizing, simple past and past participle immortalized)

  1. (American spelling, Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of immortalise
    • 1790, William Cowper, “On the Receipt of My Mother’s Picture out of Norfolk. The Gift of My Cousin Ann Bodham.”, in Poems [], London: [] [F]or J[oseph] Johnson, [] by T[homas] Bensley, [], published 1806, →OCLC, page 579:
      The meek intelligence of thoſe dear eyes / (Bleſt be the art that can immortalize, / The art that baffles time's tyrannic claim / To quench it) here ſhines on me ſtill the ſame.
  2. (biology) To remove the effects of normal apoptosis.

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