MEMORIALIZE Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

memorialize

verb

mə-ˈmȯr-ē-ə-ˌlīz

Definition of memorialize

as in to commemorate

to be a memorial of at the entrance to the park stands a statue memorializing the novelist Sir Walter Scott

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Recent Examples of memorialize The goldenseal flowers on its surface memorializing whoever had been buried in it. — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Knight was memorialized by MTV in a special episode of The Challenge just two months after his death, which included tributes from his former castmates, including his ex-girlfriend Jemmye Carroll. — Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026 While radio and television have generally fallen short in memorializing the dead, there are blogs, zines, and commercial websites devoted to dying, and personal web pages and online videos have all helped democratize death. — Sam Roberts, Longreads, 11 Aug. 2026 The idea was to memorialize a vanishing Eden and the end of his five years of vagabonding, working on rivers, paying no rent. — Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for memorialize

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Download our exclusive poster to commemorate TCU’s season opener against UNC in Ireland.

— Neil Nakahodo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026
In this week's installment of Far-Flung Postcards, NPR's Jane Arraf visits Karbala, Iraq, where more than 20 million Shia Muslims gathered to commemorate Arbaeen.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026

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