1560s, "bestow lasting fame upon, exempt from oblivion," from immortal + -ize. Perhaps modeled on Middle French immortaliser. The literal sense "endow with immortality" is from 1630s in English. Related: Immortalized; immortalizing.
This melody immortalized its composer
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