eternize

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The hireling part of the press, notwithstanding, strove to eternize this awful and barbarous system, and thus assisted the minister to cherish the growth of Ignorance.

From Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte by Hamilton, Lady Anne

The several unexpected victories obtained under your Excellency’s conduct will eternize the same unto all posterity.

From Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland by Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport)

Plate inscribed with a   ship's name. eternize   Make eternal.

From Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams Sixth President of the Unied States by Seward, William Henry

Yet, if his name you'd eternize, And must exalt him to the skies; Without a star this may be done: So Tickell mourn'd his Addison.

From The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 1 by Browning, William Ernst

Then there may be titles, and pensions, and marble monuments to eternize the men who have thus become great;—but what becomes of you, and your country, and your children?

From The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book by Ontario. Ministry of Education