e·ter·nize (ĭ-tûr'nīz')
tr.v., -nized, -niz·ing, -niz·es.

1. 1. To make eternal.
   2. To protract for an indefinite period.
2. To make perpetually famous; immortalize.

[French éterniser, from Old French eterne, eternal. See eterne.]

eternization e·ter'ni·za'tion (-nĭ-zā'shən) n.

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