immortalizing
Preserving for eternity
Immortalizing is the act of preserving something or someone in lasting memory.
To immortalize is to make immortal—not literally deathless, but enduring beyond normal time.
Artists immortalize subjects in portraits, writers immortalize events in prose, monuments immortalize the dead: The photograph immortalized the moment of victory.
The word often carries a note of grandeur or permanence.
Artistic depiction of someone
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- muralWall-applied artwork
- masterpieceSupreme artistic achievement
canvas · bronze · marble · fresco · engraving · photography · film · documentary
Thing preserving remembrance
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
honoring · enshrining · remembrance · tribute · homage · eulogy · unveiling · observance
portrait
Artistic depiction of someone
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- muralWall-applied artwork
masterpiece · canvas · bronze · marble · fresco · engraving · photography · film · documentary · anthology
memorial
Thing preserving remembrance
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
ceremony · honoring · enshrining · remembrance · tribute · homage · eulogy · unveiling · observance · testimonial
timeless
Unaffected by eras
- eternalLasting without end
- everlastingLasting for all time
- undyingLasting without end
perpetual · ageless · imperishable · unfading · endless · perennial · enduring · indelible · lasting · deathless
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
history · lineage · dynasty · descendants · tradition · testament · bequest · endowment · patrimony · preservation
immortalizingforgetting
Failing to retain memories
erasing · obliterating · effacing · expunging · wiping out
immortalizingdamnatio memoriae
Posthumous erasure from records
dishonoring · defaming · disgracing · vilifying · demonizing
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