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

Farley is also set to be memorialized in an upcoming biopic. —Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024

An advisory committee consisting of historians and descendants of some of the enslaved people at the Hermitage will decide on how to memorialize the site. —Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024

Prosecutors alleged earlier this year that Smirnov's false claims against the Bidens were memorialized in an FBI document known as an FD 1023. —Robert Legare, CBS News, 26 Nov. 2024

And in recent years, towns on the West Coast that purged their Chinese populations have begun to memorialize this dark period of history and honor the Chinese people who were kicked out of their towns. —Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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