Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eternalize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables: eter-nal-ize
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make eternal; to immortalize.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"This occasions a flood of recollected sensory detail, Updike at his best, an eternalizing of the moment of that kiss which stands in defiance of age and decrepitude and the bone cancer winnowing Mamie in the prison of her reduced self."

Etymology

From eternal + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: eternal

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

eternalizes (present, singular) eternalizing (participle, present) eternalized (participle, past) eternalized (past)

Derived Forms

eternalization

Frequently Paired Words

eternal eternity forever

Synonyms

eternalize eternize immortalize perpetuate immortalise eternise eternalise

Antonyms

deimmortalize mortalize

Questions

What does eternalize mean?: To make eternal; to immortalize.
Where does eternalize come from?: From eternal + -ize.

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