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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. Ă©terniser.]
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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