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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Her warning to voters, and especially male voters, of what might happen to women across the country if Trump is elected president was instantly memorialized by a wave of Instagram posts and countless news reports. Gabby Shacknai, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 The Virgin Mary was the patron saint of Siena, memorialized by Ambrogio Lorenzetti in his masterpiece fresco in the city. Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024 While a Broadway performer with a career span and magnitude of, say, James Earl Jones receives light-dimming tributes at all Broadway venues, other honorees could be memorialized with what is known as a partial, or select, dimming. Greg Evans, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2024 After Dark was created last year as a means of memorializing the genre movies routinely lost to streaming. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 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 14 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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