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
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Americans are divided on that topic, with 55% saying historical figures that supported the confederacy and racial segregation should not be memorialized in a June 2024 survey by the Public Religion Research Institute. Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025 It was worn by the Maharani of Indore memorialized in a portrait by Bernard Boutet de Monvel. Passport: Explore the finest destinations and experiences around the world in the Forbes Passport newsletter. Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025 The Chicago Park District memorialized Monty and Rose by renaming a section of the Montrose Dunes Natural Area as the Monty and Rose Wildlife Habitat. Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025 In March, following a memo ordering officials to purge Department of Defense digital platforms of all DEI content, websites memorializing the Holocaust were removed. Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for memorialize

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 22 Apr. 2025.

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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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