monumentalize

American

[mon-yuh-men-tl-ahyz] / ˌmɒn yəˈmɛn tlˌaɪz /

especially British, monumentalise

verb (used with object)

monumentalized, monumentalizing

to establish an enduring memorial or record of.

Other Word Forms

monumentalization noun

Etymology

Origin of monumentalize

First recorded in 1855–60; monumental + -ize

Example Sentences

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For the architects, the descending bleachers constitute a “reverse stoop,” another monumentalized form, this time of the brownstone stoops that are the front-row seats to Harlem’s street life.

From The Wall Street Journal

Horibuchi’s virtuoso paintings examine the amateur and monumentalize the ephemeral and the tender without any sentimentality.

From New York Times

In one week, Modi had his name monumentalized on Earth and his face exalted in the stars.

From Washington Post

But what if we decided to monumentalize subtler expressions?

From Washington Post

They monumentalize the transitory nature of a border, driving home its arbitrariness and bureaucracy.

From New York Times

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