Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for E-TERN'IZE
E-TERN'IZE, v.t. [Fr. eterniser; Sp. eternizar; It. eternare; Low L. æterno.]
- To make endless.
- To continue the existence or duration of indefinitely; to perpetuate; as, to eternize woe. Milton. So we say, to eternize fame or glory.
- To make forever famous; to immortalize; as, to eternize a name; to eternize exploits.
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