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

Presented by Film Independent, the 40th Indie Spirit Awards memorialized the first year since the hosting nonprofit lost its late president Josh Welsh in December. —Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 24 Feb. 2025

Each of the piece’s four panels memorializes an aspect of the African American story, visually narrating the journey of Black people from Africa to enslavement to the Harlem Renaissance. —Shantay Robinson, ARTnews.com, 24 Feb. 2025

Family, friends memorialize flight attendant Danasia Brown-Elder February 15, 2025 7:26 PM Politics & Government US border patrol confirms immigrant arrests in Durham neighborhood. —Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2025

Join us in memorializing the original title of Meghan Markle’s lifestyle venture upon its rebrand. —Vulture Staff, Vulture, 18 Feb. 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