MEMORIALIZE Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

memorialize

verb

mə-ˈmȯr-ē-ə-ˌlīz

Definition of memorialize next

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 names of eleven former Pennsylvania State Police troopers, all members of Troop A, were memorialized during the ceremony. —

Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 5 May 2026 All these years later, Houston has gotten good at memorializing Joe Campos Torres. —

Jhair Romero, Houston Chronicle, 5 May 2026 The band memorialized Hawkins at the show. —

Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 1 May 2026 That connection is memorialized through Lena’s Garden, a permanent Chihuly installation that spans the ceiling of the cafe with hundreds of brightly colored glass elements. —

Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for memorialize

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commemorate

Verb

After overseeing a military parade Saturday on Red Square commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, which for the first time in nearly two decades didn’t include heavy weapons, Putin declared the conflict in Ukraine is coming to an end.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Tyler is scheduled to launch a European tour later this month commemorating the 50th anniversary of her recording career.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2026