immortalizeverb [ T often passive ]
UK usually immortalise uk/ɪˈmɔː.təl.aɪz/us/ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl.aɪz/to make someone or something so famous that that person or thing is remembered for a very long time:
Marlene Dietrich was immortalized through her roles in films like "The Blue Angel".
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Fame and famous
- A-list
- acclaim
- anyone
- anyone who is/was anyone idiom
- B-list
- fore
- high-profile
- hit the headlines idiom
- household word
- illustrious
- immortal
- plaque
- prominent
- proverbial
- put sth/sb on the map idiom
- renown
- reputed
- rise to fame idiom
- sb's/sth's claim to fame idiom
- steal
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