memorialize

verb

me·​mo·​ri·​al·​ize mə-ˈmȯr-ē-ə-ˌlīz How to pronounce memorialize (audio)
memorialized; memorializing

transitive verb

1
: to address or petition by a memorial
2
memorialization noun

Examples of memorialize in a Sentence

an exciting period in history that has been memorialized in many popular books and movies at the entrance to the park stands a statue memorializing the novelist Sir Walter Scott
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Scrapbooks, usually memorializing a family or group history, were popularized in America during the Civil War, and used during the suffrage and abolition movement to preserve newspaper clippings. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2025 The Courier Journal tracks homicides reported by LMPD and other local departments to memorialize victims, follow the cases and keep the public informed. Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 1 Jan. 2025 Today, Hansen is memorialized on the Walls of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines. Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024 The fake allegations were memorialized in an FBI document that became a central piece of evidence in congressional Republicans' efforts to investigate the Biden family. Robert Legare, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for memorialize 

Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of memorialize was in 1798

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“Memorialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/memorialize. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

memorialize

verb
me·​mo·​ri·​al·​ize mə-ˈmōr-ē-ə-ˌlīz How to pronounce memorialize (audio)
-ˈmȯr-
memorialized; memorializing
memorialization noun

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