1. to make someone or something famous forever, especially through art, literature, or monuments
2. to make immortal or give eternal life to
Usage: literary

Examples

• The statue was built to immortalize the war heroes.
• Shakespeare immortalized many historical figures in his plays.
• The photographer hoped to immortalize the beauty of the landscape.
• This painting will immortalize her memory for future generations.
• The poet sought to immortalize his love through verse.
• The documentary immortalizes the struggles of the civil rights movement.