me·mo·ri·al·ize

[muh-mawr-ee-uh-lahyz, -mohr-]
verb (used with object), me·mo·ri·al·ized, me·mo·ri·al·iz·ing.
1.
to commemorate.
2.
to present a memorial to.
Also, especially British, me·mo·ri·al·ise.


Origin:
1790–1800; memorial + -ize

me·mo·ri·al·i·za·tion, noun
me·mo·ri·al·iz·er, noun
un·me·mo·ri·al·ized, adjective
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memorialize or memorialise (mɪˈmɔːrɪəˌlaɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to honour or commemorate
2.  to present or address a memorial to
 
memorialise or memorialise
 
vb
 
memoriali'zation or memorialise
 
n
 
memoriali'sation or memorialise
 
n
 
me'morializer or memorialise
 
n
 
me'morialiser or memorialise
 
n

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Memorialize is always a great word to know.
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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Word Origin & History

memorialize
1798, from memorial + -ize.
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Example sentences
Study the poignant lyrics of songs they wrote to memorialize each event.
The photo session had nothing to do with his work but served to memorialize the skeleton's sheer structural beauty.
To memorialize the moment, he takes a smart-phone photo of himself looking sad.
Thus do succeeding generations try to memorialize their importance.
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