Memorialize (Verb)
Meaning 1
Address in a memorial; "The President memorialized the heroes of the battle".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The President delivered a speech that memorialized the lives lost during the tragic event.
- They built a museum to memorialize the struggles and triumphs of the immigrant community.
- The mayor led a ceremony to memorialize the firefighters who gave their lives saving others.
- The city council voted to memorialize the local artist's contribution to the town's history.
- A statue was erected to memorialize the young athlete whose life was cut short in a tragic accident.
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Meaning 2
Be or provide a memorial to a person or an event; "This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps"; "We memorialized the Dead".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- The statue was erected to memorialize the founder of the city who passed away decades ago.
- A tree was planted in the park to memorialize the innocent lives lost in the tragic accident.
- The museum exhibit was designed to memorialize the struggles and sacrifices of the pioneers who settled the region.
- The marble tomb was built to memorialize the king and honor his legacy.
- Every year on this date, the town holds a ceremony to memorialize the bravery of the firefighters who saved countless lives during the great fire.