Erase
Immortalize
Immortalize verb - To give eternal or lasting existence to.
Usage example: immortalized the words “Call me Ishmael” as the novel's opening line
Erase is an antonym for immortalize.
Common collocations
| character | erase character | immortalize character |
| characters | erase characters | immortalize characters |
| history | erase history | immortalize history |
| names | erase names | immortalize names |
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Immortalize and Erase. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/erase/immortalize
Erase & Immortalize. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/erase/immortalize>.
Immortalize or Erase. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/erase/immortalize.
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