memorialize
me·mo·ri·al·ize
transitive verb \-ˌlīz\me·mo·ri·al·izedme·mo·ri·al·iz·ing
Definition of MEMORIALIZE
1
: to address or petition by a memorial
Examples of MEMORIALIZE
- 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>
First Known Use of MEMORIALIZE
1798
Related to MEMORIALIZE
- Synonyms
- commemorate, monumentalize
Rhymes with MEMORIALIZE
Americanize, apotheosize, colonialize, compartmentalize, conceptualize, consolation prize, contextualize, decriminalize, delegitimize, demilitarize, denaturalize, departmentalize, depoliticize, desexualize, epigrammatize, etymologize, Europeanize, exteriorize, ideologize, individualize, industrialize, internationalize, legitimatize, materialize, miniaturize, politicalize, private enterprise, professionalize, psychoanalyze, revolutionize, self-actualize, sensationalize, sentimentalize, spiritualize, underutilize, universalize
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