memorialize

[ muh-mawr-ee-uh-lahyz, -mohr- ]

/ məˈmɔr i əˌlaɪz, -ˈmoʊr- /

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verb (used with object), me·mo·ri·al·ized, me·mo·ri·al·iz·ing.

to commemorate.

to present a memorial to.

Nearby words

memoria technica, memorial, memorial day, memorial park, memorialist, memorialize, memorially, memoried, memorist, memoriter, memorize

Also especially British, me·mo·ri·al·ise.

Origin of memorialize

First recorded in 1790–1800; memorial + -ize

Related forms

me·mo·ri·al·i·za·tion, nounme·mo·ri·al·iz·er, nounun·me·mo·ri·al·ized, adjective

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Examples from the Web for memorialize

“It was important to all of us to memorialize her, to recognize that she was,” writes Davis.
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Art had presaged the horror and now art was to memorialize it.
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In 2008, when she and her partner wanted to memorialize their commitment, they traveled to Canada to get married.
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He goes on to compass the very nature of memory by way of considering how we memorialize mass death.
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One of my sons, who now lives in the United States, was very supportive of what I have done [to memorialize the famine].
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The conference resolved to organize demonstrations in every corner of the kingdom and to memorialize Parliament.
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It proceeded to call a convention and to memorialize the King and Queen, who in the end approved its course.
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The people have the right to memorialize the Li Fa Yuan according to the provisions of law.
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It was his purpose to memorialize his friends and his opponents.
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A meeting was appointed for the following Friday, when it was decided to memorialize the legislature.
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British Dictionary definitions for memorialize

memorialize

memorialise

/ (mɪˈmɔːrɪəˌlaɪz) /

verb (tr)

to honour or commemorate

to present or address a memorial to

Derived Forms

memorialization or memorialisation, nounmemorializer or memorialiser, noun

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