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immortalize

verb

  1. to render immortal
  2. to cause to be remembered eternally; to confer enduring fame upon
  3. mutation of cells resulting in a cell line that can keep undergoing division indefinitely
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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.

  1. 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.

  2. To remove the effects of normal apoptosis.