memorialize

especially British, me·mo·ri·al·ise

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

verb (used with object)

memorialized, memorializing 

1. to commemorate.

2. to present a memorial to.

memorialize

/ mɪˈmɔːrɪəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. to honour or commemorate

2. to present or address a memorial to

Other Word Forms

• memorialization noun
• memorializer noun
• unmemorialized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of memorialize¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; memorial + -ize

Example Sentences

Heaney grieves the violence, memorializing its complexity and horror in a poem that can stand with Yeats and Auden.

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Pitts lives on Avalon Boulevard, where he maintains a small garden to memorialize his son Omari Pitts, who was killed in a violent crash from a high-speed police chase in Fontana.

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The death of the 31-year-old, who rejoiced in the back and forth of debates, has triggered a range of emotions and nationwide discussions about how to memorialize the conservative icon.

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A quilted tablecloth memorialized the address numbers of all the homes on the street.

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The intent is to memorialize it, not to filter it.

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Related Words

• admire 
• adore 
• commemorate 
• lionize 
• worship