memorialize

verb

me·​mo·​ri·​al·​ize mə-ˈmȯr-ē-ə-ˌlīz 

memorialized; memorializing

transitive verb

1

: to address or petition by a memorial

2

: commemorate

memorialization

mə-ˌmȯr-ē-ə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

-ˌlī-ˈzā-

noun

Synonyms

• commemorate
• monumentalize

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

Recent Examples on the Web

For You's Michael Koman, sees the camera crew who memorialized the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company turn their attention to a failing Midwestern newspaper called The Truth Teller. —Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 12 May 2025

In August 2024, the museum announced a new project in collaboration with the Arlington Historical Society that would memorialize the enslaved of Arlington (MEA) and celebrate their lives. —Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 3 May 2025

Pope Francis' deliberate choices set a new precedent that could reshape how future popes are memorialized. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025

Henson is memorialized with a bronze statue of the puppeteer with Kermit that stands on campus in front of the student union. —Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for memorialize

• contextualize
• industrialize
• materialise
• materialize
• microenterprise
• overemphasize
• particularize
• revolutionise
• revolutionize
• actualize
• antagonize
• apologise

Kids Definition

memorialize

verb

me·​mo·​ri·​al·​ize mə-ˈmōr-ē-ə-ˌlīz 

-ˈmȯr-

memorialized; memorializing

: commemorate sense 1

memorialization

-ˌmōr-ē-ə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

-ˌmȯr-

noun