memorialize
gb/məmˈɔɹiəlˌaɪz/ us/məmˈɔɹiəlˌaɪz/
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Verb
formal
C1
action
1
commemorate in a lasting way
To do something that helps people remember an important person or event.
Tipar de utilizare:
memorialize [someone/something] in/with/by [something]
Greșeală frecventă:
Do not confuse memorialize with memorize. To memorize is to learn something so you can remember it exactly.
Sinonime
commemorate (more common and neutral; often used for ceremonies and anniversaries)
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honor (broader; emphasizes respect rather than lasting remembrance)
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remember (simpler and broader; may be private rather than public or permanent)
Antonime
forget (to fail to remember or no longer keep in mind)
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erase (to remove something from memory, records, or public recognition)
Colocații
memorialize the victims
|memorialize a loved one
|memorialize an event
|memorialize the dead
|memorialize in stone
|memorialize with a plaque
|memorialize through art
|memorialize by naming
|memorialize a tragedy
|memorialize a hero
Teme
memory
|history
|ceremonies
|public_life
Exemple
- The city memorialized the firefighters with a statue outside the station.
- Her family created a scholarship to memorialize her work as a teacher.
- The museum exhibit memorializes the victims of the war through photographs and personal letters.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- They built a small garden to memorialize their son.
- The plaque memorializes the people who died there.
Verb
legal
C1
action
2
record formally in writing
To write something down officially so there is a clear record of it.
Tipar de utilizare:
memorialize [something] in [a document/email/memo/contract]
Greșeală frecventă:
This use is formal and common in legal or business contexts; in everyday English, say write down, record, or put in writing.
Sinonime
document (more common; means to create or keep a record)
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record (broader and more neutral; can be written, audio, or digital)
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put in writing (plain, everyday alternative for making a written record)
Antonime
leave undocumented (to fail to create a written or formal record)
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omit (to leave something out of a record or document)
Colocații
memorialize an agreement
|memorialize a decision
|memorialize a conversation
|memorialize the terms
|memorialize in writing
|memorialize in a memo
|memorialize in an email
|memorialize the arrangement
|memorialize the understanding
|memorialize the meeting
Teme
law
|business
|documentation
|administration
Exemple
- After the call, the lawyer sent an email to memorialize the agreement.
- The committee asked the chair to memorialize the decision in the meeting minutes.
- Their informal arrangement was later memorialized in a written contract.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- Please memorialize the decision in an email.
- The agreement was memorialized in writing.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
memorialize
IPA
GB/məmˈɔɹiəlˌaɪz/
US/məmˈɔɹiəlˌaɪz/
Silabe și accent
me - mori - al - ize (4 silabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (mori)
Forme ale cuvântului
Verb
- Base: memorialize
- 3rd Person Singular: memorializes
- Present Participle: memorializing
- Past: memorialized
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