Immortalize (Verb)
Meaning 1
Make famous forever; "This melody immortalized its composer".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The song's memorable chorus immortalized the rock band and brought them international fame.
- Her powerful performance in the film immortalized the character and earned her numerous accolades.
- The Statue of Liberty was built to immortalize the friendship between France and the United States.
- The poet's eloquent words immortalized the struggles of her people and gave voice to their experiences.
- The iconic painting immortalized the moment of history and has been studied by art historians for generations.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Be or provide a memorial to a person or an event; "This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps"; "We memorialized the Dead".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- This statue will immortalize the leader who fought for the country's independence and freedom.
- The artist created a painting to immortalize the tragic event that changed the course of the town's history.
- The band's greatest album immortalizes the spirit of a generation that drove social change in the nation.
- A grand monument is being constructed to immortalize the soldiers who lost their lives in the war.
- The museum exhibit immortalizes the innovators and inventors who transformed the world with their groundbreaking discoveries.