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

The Healing Field in Tempe began in 2002 to memorialize the victims of the September 11th attacks. — Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Though Reiner was memorialized at the Oscars earlier this year, there’s a nice bit of closure to his Emmys win that pays tribute to the medium that started it all for him more than 50 years ago. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

Alison Crowther Crowther is a Nyack, New York, native who is now memorialized on the Boston College campus at the school's 9/11 memorial. — CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

The new Chicago staging follows a successful United Kingdom tour in 2024, directed by Michael Buffong, whom Epps said had discovered the show while sitting in New York’s Lincoln Center library, where Broadway musicals are memorialized. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026