immortalize
UK/ɪ'mɔrtəlaɪz/US/i'mɒ:tәlaiz/
C2
Definitions
v.
To give lasting fame to someone or something; to ensure they are remembered forever
使不朽；使名垂千古
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedimmortalnot, opposite of
+
-izedeath, die
=immortalize
immortal + -ize (to make) = 'to make immortal' — almost always in the figurative sense of preserving someone in memory or art rather than making them biologically deathless.
Common Collocations
- 1.immortalize in art以艺术使之不朽
- 2.immortalize in song以歌使之流传
- 3.immortalize a moment让某一刻永存
Example Sentences
- 1.
The painter immortalized the village in a series of landscapes.
- 2.
The song immortalized a single summer night.