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

Community vigils in California continued through the weekend to memorialize Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist who was killed by rifle fire during a Utah rally Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times

They stayed with him through an eventful year that included a concert in Montreux, Switzerland, that ended with the venue engulfed in fire; Deep Purple memorialized the event in “Smoke on the Water.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Old sins have a long shadow,” his grandfather writes to memorialize a curse, and Cianfrance literalizes this in his cinematic approach.

From Salon

The murder of these children, their faces forever memorialized in Uchytilová’s sculpture, resonates deeply today, as we witness the suffering of children in Gaza, where the cycle of violence continues unabated.

From Salon

The alleged agreement he unceremoniously dropped at an open-air press conference with Prime Minister Keir Starmer was just a copy of his executive order memorializing U.S. concessions.

From Salon

Related Words

• admire 
• adore 
• commemorate 
• lionize 
• worship