What does eternize mean?

Definitions for eternize
ɪˈtɜr naɪzet·ernize

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. eternizeverb

    cause to continue indefinitely

  2. immortalize, immortalise, eternize, eternise, eternalize, eternaliseverb

    make famous forever

    "This melody immortalized its composer"

Wiktionary

  1. eternizeverb

    To make or render eternal.

  2. eternizeverb

    To prolong indefinitely.

  3. eternizeverb

    To immortalize; to make eternally famous.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Eternizeverb

    Etymology: æterno, Latin.

    I with two fair gifts
    Created him endow’d; with happiness,
    And immortality: that fondly lost,
    This other serv’d but to eternize woe. John Milton, Parad. Lost.

    Mankind by all means seeking to eternize himself, so much the more as he is near his end, doth it by speeches and writings. Philip Sidney.

    And well beseems all knights of noble name,
    That covet in th’ immortal book of fame
    To be eternized, that same to haunt. Fairy Queen, b. i.

    I might relate of thousands, and their names
    Eternize here on earth; but those elect
    Angels, contented with their fame in heav’n,
    Seek not the praise of men. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. vi.

    The four great monarchies have been celebrated by the writings of many famous men, who have eternized their fame, and thereby their own. William Temple.

    Both of them are set on fire by the great actions of heroes, and both endeavour to eternize them. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.

    Hence came its name, in that the grateful Jove
    Hath eterniz’d the glory of his love. Thomas Creech, Manilius.

ChatGPT

  1. eternize

    To eternize is to make eternal or immortal, usually in reference to preserving something or someone's memory or legacy indefinitely. It can also mean to prolong or extend for an indefinite period.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Eternizeverb

    to make eternal or endless

  2. Eternizeverb

    to make forever famous; to immortalize; as, to eternize one's self, a name, exploits

  3. Etymology: [Cf. F. terniser.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of eternize in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of eternize in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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