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mon⋅u⋅men⋅tal⋅ize

[mon-yuh-men-tl-ahyz]
–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
to establish an enduring memorial or record of.
Also, especially British, mon⋅u⋅men⋅tal⋅ise.


Origin:
1855–60; monumental + -ize


mon⋅u⋅men⋅tal⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
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mon·u·men·tal·ize   (mŏn'yə-měn'tl-īz')   
tr.v.   mon·u·men·tal·ized, mon·u·men·tal·iz·ing, mon·u·men·tal·iz·es
To memorialize with a monument.
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