monumentalize
Americanverb (used with object)
Other Word Forms
- monumentalization noun
Etymology
Origin of monumentalize
First recorded in 1855–60; monumental + -ize
Example Sentences
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Horibuchi’s virtuoso paintings examine the amateur and monumentalize the ephemeral and the tender without any sentimentality.
From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2021
But what if we decided to monumentalize subtler expressions?
From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2020
Rauschenberg internalized this thinking — it was what he wanted to hear — and along with it the idea that using art primarily to monumentalize personal emotion was not the way to go.
From New York Times • May 18, 2017
In part, as Primack suggests, this reflects the tech publications that monumentalize each brain fart and photo-sharing app generated by the wizards of Mid-Market.
From Forbes • May 25, 2013
With the Jolly Green Giant, he resurrected a pagan harvest god to monumentalize "the bounty of the good earth"--and to sell peas.
From Time Magazine Archive
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