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memorialize

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me⋅mo⋅ri⋅al⋅ize

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

Origin:
1790–1800; memorial + -ize

Related forms:
me⋅mo⋅ri⋅al⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
me⋅mo⋅ri⋅al⋅iz⋅er, noun
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me·mo·ri·al·ize   (mə-môr'ē-ə-līz', mə-mōr'-)   
tr.v.   me·mo·ri·al·ized, me·mo·ri·al·iz·ing, me·mo·ri·al·iz·es

  1. To provide a memorial for; commemorate.

  2. To present a memorial to; petition.

me·mo'ri·al·i·za'tion (-ə-lĭ-zā'shən) n., me·mo'ri·al·iz'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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