eternize

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
e•ter•nize  (i tûrnīz),USA pronunciation v.t., -nized, -niz•ing. 
  1. to make eternal;
    perpetuate.
  2. to immortalize.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] e•ternise. 
  • Medieval Latin ēternizāre. See eterne, -ize
  • 1560–70
e•ter′ni•zation, n. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
e•ter•nal•ize  (i tûrnl īz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -ized, -iz•ing. 
  1. to eternize.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] e•ternal•ise′. 
  • eternal + -ize 1610–20

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
eternalize, eternalise /ɪˈtɜːnəˌlaɪz/eternize, eternise /ɪˈtɜːnaɪz/ vb (transitive)
  1. to make eternal
  2. to make famous for ever; immortalize
eˌternaliˈzation, eˌterniˈzation, eˌternaliˈsation, eˌterniˈsation n
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