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 After Dark was created last year as a means of memorializing the genre movies routinely lost to streaming. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024 The initiative is part of the agency's broader mission to memorialize the experiences of enslaved people and their descendants. Karri Peifer, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024 In her home, Jenny has dedicated a room to memorialize her late son, with photos from his childhood and working in construction. Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024 Rock star and singer-songwriter John Mellencamp is the latest Hoosier legend to be memorialized in bronze on Indiana University's flagship campus. Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for memorialize 

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Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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 5 Nov. 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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