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 Robinson was memorialized at a public memorial service on what would have been her 20th birthday, on May 10. David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 14 May 2024 Their names and faces are memorialized on a large portrait displayed in the organization’s headquarters. Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for memorialize 

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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 24 May. 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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