immortalizes
Makes eternally remembered
Immortalizes means to make something or someone last forever, usually through art, literature, or commemoration.
A photograph immortalizes a moment; a statue immortalizes a hero.
The novel immortalizes the struggles of immigrant families.
The word often carries a sense of preserving something worthy of remembrance, though one can also immortalize the trivial or ignoble.
Thing preserving remembrance
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- enshrinePreserve as sacred
dedicate · preserve · honor · tribute · homage · memorialize · eulogy · epitaph
Widely recognized public figure
- iconPictorial screen symbol
- renownWidespread acclaim and recognition
- gloryExalted honor and praise
- prestigeReputation commanding admiration
acclaim · hero · idol · luminary · eminence · notable · stardom · reputation
Ordered historical record
- documentWritten or electronic file
- biographyWritten life account
- archiveStored historical records
- captureTake into custody
photograph · film · portray · depict · inscribe · engrave · write · publish
memorial
Thing preserving remembrance
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
enshrine · dedicate · preserve · honor · tribute · homage · memorialize · eulogy · epitaph · ceremony
celebrity
Widely recognized public figure
prestige · acclaim · hero · idol · luminary · eminence · notable · stardom · reputation · greatness
chronicle
Ordered historical record
capture · photograph · film · portray · depict · inscribe · engrave · write · publish · record
timeless
Unaffected by eras
- everlastingLasting for all time
- undyingLasting without end
- enduringPersisting through time
ageless · imperishable · unfading · perennial · lasting · permanent · forever · indelible · abiding
mythology
Body of traditional tales
myth · pantheon · heroes · tale · Achilles · Hercules · Gilgamesh · Beowulf · Arthurian · Odyssey