memorialize

verb

memorialized; memorializing
Synonyms of memorializenext

transitive verb

1
: to address or petition by a memorial
2
a
: to serve as a memorial of : commemorate
a statue memorializing the event
b
: to do or create something that causes people to remember (a person, thing, or event)
a period in history that has been memorialized in countless films

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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This new video camera has built-in retro filters and a screen-free shooting experience that forces you to live in the moment while memorializing it. Martin Cizmar, Wired News, 18 June 2026 Perhaps because his time in Kansas City was so brief, though, Delaney for a long time wasn’t memorialized visibly here. Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026 The movement that began on Chicago's South Side will now be permanently memorialized there. Chris Tye, CBS News, 18 June 2026 The blue stopper symbolizes the sky and the shape of the bottle evokes the Taj Mahal, which Jahan commissioned to moth memorialize his wife (who died in childbirth) and serve as her final resting place. Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 27 June 2026 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 7 Jul. 2026.

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memorialize

verb
me·​mo·​ri·​al·​ize mə-ˈmōr-ē-ə-ˌlīz How to pronounce memorialize (audio)
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memorialized; memorializing

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