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 Those seminal moments that shaped Milwaukee will be memorialized in nine new state historical markers that will dot the city and suburbs. Journal Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2024 This agreement is memorialized in the NFL’s Constitution and Bylaws. Chris Deubert, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 A day before the funeral, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez memorialized her on the US House floor. Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 17 Feb. 2024 People who claimed to be descendants of the grocer said at the hearings that Smith shot at their family member and shouldn’t be memorialized, according to local media reports. Rachel Hatzipanagos, Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2024 The portrait of William Casby, who was born a slave and was 106 years old when Avedon memorialized him in 1963, is unforgettable. Vogue, 23 Jan. 2024 The Courier Journal tracks homicides reported by LMPD and other local departments to memorialize victims, follow the cases and keep the public informed. Louisville Courier Journal, The Courier-Journal, 21 Feb. 2024 For humanists, the purpose of a funeral is to memorialize life. Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 20 Feb. 2024 His use of notebooks and note cards to memorialize various meetings seemed to have complicated those efforts, according to the report. Catherine Herridge, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2024

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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 19 Mar. 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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