Synonyms of memorialize

memorialize

verb

mə-ˈmȯr-ē-ə-ˌlīz 

as in to commemorate

to be a memorial of

at the entrance to the park stands a statue memorializing the novelist Sir Walter Scott

Synonyms & Similar Words

• commemorate
• celebrate
• remember
• monumentalize
• honor
• enshrine
• observe
• exalt
• glorify
• solemnize
• consecrate
• keep
• sanctify
• bless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disgrace
• dishonor

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of memorialize

Images often associated with barbarism on screen, like beheading the dead to memorialize them, are approached with an uncanny gentleness. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026

Instead, under the current plan, the Red Rest cottage would be memorialized with a plaque. — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026

The band notably played Knebworth Park in 1996 as part of Knebworth Festival, a set that was memorialized in Jake Scott’s 2021 documentary. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026

Archival records showed that modern state officials had known about the existence of cemetery for decades but had done nothing to restore it or memorialize the children. — Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026