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

Ohio has had a woman governor for just 11 days, no woman Senate president, and only one woman House speaker — Jo Ann Davidson of Franklin County, also memorialized in the gallery. —Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025

Because his boat didn’t have a name at the time, Harrison decided to also give it the Tohu moniker to memorialize the incident. —David Chiu, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025

The Clinton-era National Skill Standards Board was a voluntary initiative to bring more focus and agreement on defining the skills needed for sectors like finance, healthcare, and manufacturing, and how to memorialize them. —Maria Flynn, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025

Still another portrays the bodies of the eight men memorialized by the trees near the onetime Russian encampment. —Kim Barker, New York Times, 20 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