ETERNIZE

immortalize, immortalise, eternize, eternise, eternalize, eternalise

(verb) make famous forever; “This melody immortalized its composer”

eternize

(verb) cause to continue indefinitely

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

eternize (third-person singular simple present eternizes, present participle eternizing, simple past and past participle eternized)

(transitive) To make or render eternal.

(transitive) To prolong indefinitely.

(transitive) To immortalize; to make eternally famous.

Source: Wiktionary


E*ter"nize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Eternized; p. pr. & vb. n. Eterniziing.] Etym: [Cf. F. éterniser.]

1. To make eternal or endless. This other [gift] served but to eternize woe. Milton.

2. To make forever famous; to immortalize; as, to eternize one's self, a name, exploits. St. Alban's battle won by famous York, Shall be eternized in all age to come. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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4 April 2025

GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


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In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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