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memorialized

[muh-mawr-ee-uh-lahyz, -mohr-] Origin

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.
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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Memorialized is always a great word to know.
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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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Word Origin & History

memorialize
1798, from memorial + -ize.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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