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
Recent Examples on the Web Last year, the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument, encompassing several locations in Chicago and Mississippi, was designated by President Joe Biden to memorialize the 14-year-old Black teen whose 1955 abduction and lynching would spark the modern civil rights movement. Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2024 Ahead of being honored with the coveted Video Vanguard Award at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, Katy Perry hit the red carpet in a statement look memorializing the moment. Ty Gaskins, WWD, 12 Sep. 2024 Less than 12 hours after former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris left a Philadelphia debate stage following a 90-minute angry clash, the two came together at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum to memorialize the terrorist attacks that killed 2,977 people on Sept. 11, 2001. Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Sep. 2024 When Levy memorialized his conclusions in his affidavit, the CRU informed Jason Gichner of the Tennessee Innocence Project, who is representing Russell, and Melissa Dix and Daniel Horwitz, who are representing Kaye. Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for memorialize 

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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 1 Oct. 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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