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 late royal has also been memorialized in pop culture. Stephanie Kaloi, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025 Volunteers were supported by the Boston Public Health Commission and the city Parks and Recreation Department in planting more than 20,000 purple flags in the park to memorialize those who have died in the opioid epidemic. Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025 The two sides on Thursday memorialized an agreement to open exclusive negotiations that officials hope will lead to turning Cal Expo’s defunct horse racing track and grand stand into a new football facility located roughly three miles north of Sacramento State’s campus. Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025 Their letters were memorialized in the book My Dear Bessie, edited by Simon Garfield. Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025 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 10 Sep. 2025.

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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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