immortalising
Preserving for eternity
Immortalising is the British spelling of immortalizing—the act of preserving someone or something in memory forever.
A statue immortalises a hero; a photograph immortalises a moment.
The word suggests conferring a kind of eternal life through art, writing, or commemoration: The biography immortalises her contributions to science.
Honor through lasting tribute
- tributeOffering of respect
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- commemorateHonor the memory of
- enshrinePreserve as sacred
dedicate · celebrate · salute · acknowledge · recognize · praise · laud · glorify
Three-dimensional sculpted likeness
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
shrine · mausoleum · obelisk · cenotaph · effigy · inscription · stele · tombstone
memorialize
Honor through lasting tribute
- tributeOffering of respect
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- commemorateHonor the memory of
enshrine · dedicate · celebrate · salute · acknowledge · recognize · praise · laud · glorify · exalt
statue
Three-dimensional sculpted likeness
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
memorial · shrine · mausoleum · obelisk · cenotaph · effigy · inscription · stele · tombstone · pillar
eternalize
Make everlasting
- timelessUnaffected by eras
- agelessWithout apparent deterioration
- perpetualLasting without interruption
everlasting · undying · imperishable · endless · infinite · deathless · perennial · unfading · abiding · legacy
biography
Written life account
legend · anthology · archive · documentary · portrait · epic · ballad · saga · retrospective
immortalisingforgetting
Failing to retain memories
obliterating · erasing · destroying · effacing · expunging
immortalisingdishonouring
Causing loss of respect
dishonoring · ignoring · overlooking · diminishing · denigrating
immortalisingdestroying
Causing complete ruin
erasing · demolishing · defacing · desecrating · eliminating
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