English → Latin
“immortalize” in Latin
commendōto commend, entrust to, commit; to recommendcōnsequorto move, travel, come, pass or go after, or follow behind another (in time and/or space); to chase, to pursue, to go aftimmortālisimmortal, undying, not subject to death.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
immortalize
reddere aliquem immortalem (general term of a person): immortali gloriae commendare aliquem: ad immortalitatis memoriam consecrare aliquem (of a person; with reference to immortal glory, reputation): immortalem memoriam alicujus reddere: aeternitatem immortalitatemque donare alicui (IMPROP.): aliquid immortalitati tradere or commendare (of a thing). To immortalize one’s self, immortalitatem sibi parere: to be immortalized, immortalitatem adipisci or consequi (general term); immortalem or sempiternam gloriam consequi (to obtain an undying reputation, etc.); immortalitati commendari (of things; e.g., historia): to have been immortalized, immortalem factum esse, by anything, aliqua re (Sall.): men whose memory is immortalized, homines, quorum vivit immoitalis memoria et gloria.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for immortalize?
- The usual Latin words for “immortalize” are commendō, cōnsequor, immortālis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.