monumentalize
verb
mon·u·men·tal·ize
ˌmän-yə-ˈmen-tᵊl-ˌīz 
monumentalized; monumentalizing
: to record or memorialize lastingly by a monument
Examples of monumentalize in a Sentence
adding to the appeal of the Taj Mahal is the fact that it monumentalizes one man's undying love for his wife
Recent Examples on the Web
Many white men monumentalized as heroes gained renown at a terrible expense to other people.
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Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2023
The torching and removal of the Melania carving July 4 came amid a wave of statue toppling that began during protests in the United States and spread around the world, along with a push to confront rather than monumentalize histories of violence and oppression.
—Washington Post, 9 July 2020
In Dirty Turk, larger-than-life paper-mâché puppets are worn on the backs of cast members Armando Monsivais and Sorany Gutierrez to monumentalize the strength of Tahir and Ferdie, the grandparents to whom Ozlem owes everything.
—Alysia Nicole Harris, Dallas News, 9 Sep. 2021
His compositions monumentalize the small trees, centering them in a serene lake or a drift of snow, or positioning them to perfectly frame a mountain peak or the moon.
—Briana Miller, oregonlive, 12 Jan. 2021
Above all, Zumthor brought a drive to monumentalize Govan’s ambition.
—Joseph Giovannini, The New York Review of Books, 2 Oct. 2020
Their corsets were visible under sheer scrims of chiffon set into flannel jackets, marbelized sequins monumentalizing flesh.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2018
Even former presidents far better at simulating modesty have been unable to resist monumentalizing themselves for posterity.
—Jeet Heer, New Republic, 13 Sep. 2017
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Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2023
The torching and removal of the Melania carving July 4 came amid a wave of statue toppling that began during protests in the United States and spread around the world, along with a push to confront rather than monumentalize histories of violence and oppression.
—Washington Post, 9 July 2020
In Dirty Turk, larger-than-life paper-mâché puppets are worn on the backs of cast members Armando Monsivais and Sorany Gutierrez to monumentalize the strength of Tahir and Ferdie, the grandparents to whom Ozlem owes everything.
—Alysia Nicole Harris, Dallas News, 9 Sep. 2021
His compositions monumentalize the small trees, centering them in a serene lake or a drift of snow, or positioning them to perfectly frame a mountain peak or the moon.
—Briana Miller, oregonlive, 12 Jan. 2021
Above all, Zumthor brought a drive to monumentalize Govan’s ambition.
—Joseph Giovannini, The New York Review of Books, 2 Oct. 2020
Their corsets were visible under sheer scrims of chiffon set into flannel jackets, marbelized sequins monumentalizing flesh.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2018
Even former presidents far better at simulating modesty have been unable to resist monumentalizing themselves for posterity.
—Jeet Heer, New Republic, 13 Sep. 2017
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“Monumentalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monumentalize. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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