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 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.
Browse dictionary entries near immortalize
- ‹ immortality
- ‹ immortal
- ‹ immorally
- ‹ immorality
- ‹ immoralist
- ‹ immoral
- ‹ immolate
- ‹ immodesty
- ‹ immodest
- ‹ immoderate
- immortalized ›
- immortelle ›
- immotile ›
- immovable ›
- immune ›
- immune body ›
- immune response ›
- immune system ›
- immunity ›
- immunize ›

