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immortalize Definition

im·mor·tal·ize (i môrt'l īz′)

transitive verb -·ized′, -·iz′·ing

to make immortal; esp., to give lasting fame to

immortalize Related Forms

im·mor′·tali·za·tion noun im·mor·tal·iz′er noun

immortalize Synonyms

immortalize

v.

immortalize Usage Examples

Object

  • cell: The activities of the two proteins can be dissected out by molecular techniques: E1A: Can immortalize primary cells in vitro.
  • line: HeLa cells are the classic example of an immortalized cell line.
  • beauty: Hindu artists have celebrated and immortalized the beauty of human bodies in bronze and stone for more than 5,000 years.

Modifying Another Word

  • not: Why not immortalize your efforts by recording some of those magical numbers and putting them on a CD?
  • conditionally: The research group is working on conditionally immortalized cell lines by analyzing their structural and functional biology in both health and disease.

Preposition: in

  • film: Into slot machines won the contract no idea what immortalized in film.
  • legend: You can grow from an inexperienced child into the most powerful being in the world, spoken of by all and immortalized in legend.
  • song: It was this type of rum immortalized in the song ' The Old Black Rum ' by the Newfoundland folk group Great Big Sea.

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