memorialize

verb

me·​mo·​ri·​al·​ize mə-ˈmȯr-ē-ə-ˌlīz How to pronounce memorialize (audio)
memorialized; memorializing

transitive verb

1
: to address or petition by a memorial
2
memorialization noun

Examples of memorialize in a Sentence

an exciting period in history that has been memorialized in many popular books and movies at the entrance to the park stands a statue memorializing the novelist Sir Walter Scott
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The new All-Star tie-breaking rule was memorialized in the last Basic Agreement to avoid long extra-inning All-Star Games; the 2002 Midsummer Classic in Milwaukee had to be halted tied 7-7 in 11 innings because both teams ran out of pitchers. Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 16 July 2025 All three had the kind of undulating drama that matches involving Henman and then Murray so often had, which have now been memorialized in the British tennis memory. Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 8 July 2025 What’s really lost is the living, breathing splendor that animates the story to the public and helps tether the present generation of fans and players to a past that must be memorialized lest this pivotal part of history be suppressed. Vahe Gregorian july 7, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2025 The Country Music Hall of Famer and Grand Ole Opry member joins Little Jimmie Dickens, Loretta Lynn, Bill Monroe, Charley Pride by being memorialized with a life-sized bronze rendering. Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for memorialize

Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of memorialize was in 1798

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“Memorialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/memorialize. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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memorialize

verb
me·​mo·​ri·​al·​ize mə-ˈmōr-ē-ə-ˌlīz How to pronounce memorialize (audio)
-ˈmȯr-
memorialized; memorializing
memorialization noun

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