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immortalize

/ɪˈmɔː(ɹ).təˌlaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.06 in modern English

Syllables
im-mor-tal-ize
IPA
/ɪˈmɔː(ɹ).təˌlaɪz/
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative spelling of immortalise.

American usage

verb

To remove the effects of normal apoptosis.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English immortal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English immortalize From immortal + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

immortalizes (present, singular) immortalizing (participle, present) immortalized (participle, past) immortalized (past)

Derived Forms

deimmortalize immortalizable immortalization immortalizer unimmortalize unimmortalized

Synonyms

immortalise eternize eternise eternalize eternalise commemorate memorialize memorialise

Homonyms

immortalise

Questions

How do you pronounce immortalize?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈmɔː(ɹ).təˌlaɪz/.
What does immortalize mean?
Alternative spelling of immortalise.
Where does immortalize come from?
Etymology tree English immortal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English immortalize From immortal + -ize.

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