immortalize
verb
- to render immortal
- to cause to be remembered eternally; to confer enduring fame upon
- mutation of cells resulting in a cell line that can keep undergoing division indefinitely
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɪˈmɔː(ɹ).təˌlaɪz/
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree English immortal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English immortalize From immortal + -ize.
- Alternative spelling of immortalise.
“The meek intelligence of thoſe dear eyes / (Bleſt be the art that can immortalize, / The art that baffles time's tyrannic claim / To quench it) here ſhines on me ſtill the ſame.”
- To remove the effects of normal apoptosis.