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

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

In the fall of 2023, Johnson and NASCAR also memorialized an additional $2 million payment for 2024 and 2025. —Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025

Before it was memorialized in bronze, that airborne tableau outside TD Garden was frozen in time by Boston Record-American photographer Ray Lussier. —Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025

Sure, the vast majority of his vast catalog won't be memorialized in the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, but that doesn't diminish Madsen's fierce work ethic and inimitable onscreen presence, which crackled with cool menace. —Randall Colburn, EW.com, 3 July 2025

On Monday, she was memorialized in a bipartisan tribute by members of Minnesota’s congressional delegation, before a moment of silence. —Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for memorialize

• contextualize
• industrialize
• materialise
• materialize
• microenterprise
• overemphasize
• particularize
• revolutionise
• revolutionize
• actualize
• antagonize
• apologise

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