immortalize

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A discovery, which, after it is known, seems so simple that every one wonders why it remained hidden for so many years, yet proves simple enough to immortalize the name of the fortunate inventor.

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  1. transitive verb To make immortal.

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immortalize:   immortalized
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  1. = French immortaliser = Spanish inmortalizar = Portuguese immortalizar = Italian immortalizzare; as immortal + -ize.
 

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/ɪˈmɔrtəlaɪz/
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