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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The Broadway League will no longer be involved in announcing the dimming of marquee lights to memorialize the deaths of performers, writers and other members of the Broadway community. Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024 Longo has started a GoFundMe to memorialize P’Nut and Fred, the raccoon who was also euthanized. Yash Roy, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024 According to Sandoval, Day of the Dead altars have memorialized victims of Russia’s war with Ukraine and the U.S. internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024 The executive who struck the deal memorialized it by commissioning a scale model of 40 Wall to display in his office, and Trump became a longtime Deutsche Bank client. Paula Aceves, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for memorialize 

Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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 26 Nov. 2024.

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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