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

They’re cast in bronze statues, memorialized on plaques, etched into gravestones, honored through a park, place or building name, smiling up from the laminated cards funeral directors provide at services, or seen in other ways. —Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 24 Nov. 2024

Included in the ask is a request for forms that memorialize interviews conducted as part of the investigation. —Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024

Liam Payne was memorialized at a funeral on Wednesday, with his family and One Direction bandmates in attendance. —Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024

The events and locations that tell the story of Till’s life and death have been memorialized in different ways and forms over the ensuing decades. —Sara Ivry, JSTOR Daily, 13 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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