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memorialize
verb me·mo·ri·al·ize \-ˌlīz\
: to do or create something that causes people to remember (a person, thing, or event)
me·mo·ri·al·izedme·mo·ri·al·iz·ing
Full Definition of MEMORIALIZE
transitive verb
1
: to address or petition by a memorial
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First Known Use of MEMORIALIZE
1798
Related to MEMORIALIZE
- Synonyms
- commemorate, monumentalize
Rhymes with MEMORIALIZE
Americanize, apotheosize, colonialize, compartmentalize, conceptualize, consolation prize, contextualize, decriminalize, delegitimize, demilitarize, denaturalize, departmentalize, depoliticize, desexualize, epigrammatize, etymologize, Europeanize, exteriorize, ideologize, individualize, industrialize, internationalize, legitimatize, materialize, miniaturize, politicalize, private enterprise, professionalize, psychoanalyze, revolutionize, self-actualize, sensationalize, sentimentalize, spiritualize, underutilize, universalize
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