verb
Meaning 1
To make or render eternal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
eternize
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verb
Meaning 2
To prolong indefinitely.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 3
To immortalize; to make eternally famous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 4
make famous forever
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- This melody immortalized its composer
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: immortalize, immortalise, eternise, eternalize, eternalise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change, alter, modify
verb
Meaning 5
cause to continue indefinitely
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: perpetuate
History
Etymology
From Middle French éterniser.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: увековечавам (uvekovečavam) — To make or render eternal