me·mo·ri·al·ize
mə-ˈmȯr-ē-ə-ˌlīz 
memorialized; memorializing
1
: to address or petition by a memorial
2
a
: to serve as a memorial of : commemorate
a statue memorializing the event
b
: to do or create something that causes people to remember (a person, thing, or event)
a period in history that has been memorialized in countless films
me·mo·ri·al·iza·tion
-ˌlīˈz-
plural -s
: the act or an instance of memorializing or the state of being memorialized
won … glamour for future memorialization—
J. F. Dobie
J. F. DobieExamples of memorialize in a Sentence
Verb
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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Eva Flowe
june 26,
Charlotte Observer,
26 June 2026
Perhaps because his time in Kansas City was so brief, though, Delaney for a long time wasn’t memorialized visibly here.
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Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
The University of Indiana is paying a sculptor $195,000 to memorialize legendary Hoosiers basketball coach Bob Knight, according to public records seen by Sportico.
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Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
19 June 2026
Tafari Campbell, the White House sous chef who died of accidental drowning while paddle boarding near the Obamas' Martha's Vineyard home in 2023, is memorialized at the OPC with Tafari's Kitchen, the restaurant on campus.
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Kyler Alvord,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
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Verb
The park commemorates the battle of King’s Mountain, a significant victory in the revolutionary war, and offers a variety of outdoor activities and an obelisk monument, for those wishing to memorialize the revolutionary spirit.
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Eva Flowe
june 26,
Charlotte Observer,
26 June 2026
Perhaps because his time in Kansas City was so brief, though, Delaney for a long time wasn’t memorialized visibly here.
—
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
The University of Indiana is paying a sculptor $195,000 to memorialize legendary Hoosiers basketball coach Bob Knight, according to public records seen by Sportico.
—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
19 June 2026
Tafari Campbell, the White House sous chef who died of accidental drowning while paddle boarding near the Obamas' Martha's Vineyard home in 2023, is memorialized at the OPC with Tafari's Kitchen, the restaurant on campus.
—
Kyler Alvord,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
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“Memorialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/memorialize. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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