memorialize

C2+ Topic:Mind & Cognition

Also spelled memorialise

US /məˈmɔriəˌlaɪz/ UK /mɪˈmɔːriəˌlaɪz/ See IPA manual

verb

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1

verb
to preserve the memory of; to commemorate

A bronze plaque memorializes the workers who died in the fire.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to preserve the memory of;... commemorate honor celebrate remember immortalize enshrine consecrate

Opposites

forget disregard

Word family

Derived forms memorializationmemorializer

Related forms memorial memory memorablememorialist

Etymology

From memorial (from Latin memoriālis 'of memory', from memoria 'memory') + -ize. The Latin memoria derives from memor 'mindful', ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- 'to think'.

memoriālis Latin memoria Latin *men- Proto-Indo-European

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# memorialize

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** məˈmɔriəˌlaɪz
**IPA (UK):** mɪˈmɔːriəˌlaɪz

## Meanings
1. to preserve the memory of; to commemorate

## Examples
- A bronze plaque memorializes the workers who died in the fire.

## Synonyms
- commemorate
- honor
- celebrate
- remember
- immortalize
- enshrine
- consecrate

## Antonyms
- forget
- disregard

## Derived Forms
- memorialization
- memorializer

## Related Forms
- memorial
- memory
- memorable
- memorialist

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: memoriālis
- Root: memoria
- Root: *men-

## Etymology
From memorial (from Latin memoriālis 'of memory', from memoria 'memory') + -ize. The Latin memoria derives from memor 'mindful', ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- 'to think'.

## AI Etymology
Memorialize comes from memorial (from Latin memoriālis 'of memory', from memoria 'memory') + -ize. The Latin memoria derives from memor 'mindful', ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- 'to think'. The etymological trail includes Latin memoriālis, Latin memoria, Proto-Indo-European *men-. The same word family includes memorialization, memorializer, memorial, memory, memorable, memorialist. Its current verb use means "to preserve the memory of; to commemorate".

## Topics
- Mind & Cognition
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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