eternize vs immortalize what difference
what is difference between eternize and immortalize
English
Etymology
From Middle French éterniser.
Verb
eternize (third-person singular simple present eternizes, present participle eternizing, simple past and past participle eternized)
- (transitive) To make or render eternal.
- (transitive) To prolong indefinitely.
- (transitive) To immortalize; to make eternally famous.
- 1595, Edmund Spenser, Sonnet LXXV:
- My verse your virtues rare shall eternize […]
- 1595, Edmund Spenser, Sonnet LXXV:
Translations
References
- John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “eternize”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.
English
Etymology
immortal + -ize
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪ.ˈmɔː(ɹ).tə.ˌlaɪz/
Verb
immortalize (third-person singular simple present immortalizes, present participle immortalizing, simple past and past participle immortalized)
- (American spelling, Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of immortalise
- (biology) To remove the effects of normal apoptosis.
Derived terms
- deimmortalize
- immortalization
- immortalizer
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