memorialize
Americanverb
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to honour or commemorate
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to present or address a memorial to
Other Word Forms
- memorialization noun
- memorializer noun
- unmemorialized adjective
Etymology
Origin of memorialize
Example Sentences
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The next day, Epstein emailed the group appearing to memorialize a phone conversation he had with Cohen about the idea of a new investment fund and Gates’s potential involvement and level of support.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
Every year, Amicus co-hosts Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern invite listeners to nominate the Supreme Court’s most egregious behavior, then choose their own “worst of the worst” to memorialize the most ignominious moments.
From Slate • Jan. 3, 2026
Staff rush to clean up, then huddle together for group photos to memorialize the evening.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
What made you want to memorialize that homesickness?
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025
As they have for millennia, the residents of Tohoku have worked to memorialize those they lost—to preserve their memories of loved ones and create lasting reminders of the tsunami for future generations.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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