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
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Decades later, that feeling is more acute: the gay beach in Chicago where it was taken no longer exists, memorialized today by a 2.5-acre garden in memory of those who lost their lives to AIDS. Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 29 June 2025 But what about those who prefer to be memorialized on a more cosmic scale? Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 27 June 2025 To witness greatness and memorialize it with titles. Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 June 2025 Now, all that’s left is another jersey to be hung in the rafters at Wintrust Arena, where Quigley is already memorialized in the DePaul Hall of Fame. Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for memorialize

Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
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 4 Jul. 2025.

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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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