The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Immortalize \Im*mor"tal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   Immortalized; p. pr. & vb. n. Immortalizing.] [Cf. F.
   immortaliser.]
   1. To render immortal; to cause to live or exist forever.
      --S. Clarke.
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   2. To exempt from oblivion; to perpetuate in fame.
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            Alexander had no Homer to immortalize his guilty
            name.                                 --T. Dawes.
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