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 This change follows an ongoing debate that emerged over the display of Confederate statues in 2020 about who or what is being publicly memorialized in the United States. Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 2 Aug. 2024 When did memorializing dead athletes become political? Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2024 Scores of people gathered Saturday morning at a parochial school in the Valley to memorialize an Arizona State University student who fell to her death two weeks earlier while hiking in Yosemite National Park. Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 27 July 2024 Holly Marie Combs is memorializing her dear friend and former Charmed castmate Shannen Doherty after her death from cancer at 53. Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 15 July 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 18 Aug. 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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