verb transitiveWord forms: ˌmonuˈmentalˌized or ˌmonuˈmentalˌizing
to make a lasting memorial or record of, as by a monument
monumentalize in American English
(ˌmɑnjəˈmentlˌaiz)
transitive verbWord forms: -ized, -izing
to establish an enduring memorial or record of
Alsoesp Britmonumentalise
Derived forms
monumentalization
noun
Word origin
[1855–60; monumental + -ize]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: barrage, kickoff, pickup, specialist, superheat-ize is a verb-forming suffix occurring originally in loanwords from Greek that have enteredEnglish through Latin or French (baptize; barbarize; catechize); within English, -ize is added to adjectives and nouns to form transitive verbs with the general senses“to render, make” (actualize; fossilize; sterilize; Americanize), “to convert into, give a specified character or form to” (computerize; dramatize; itemize; motorize), “to subject to (as a process, sometimes named after its originator)” (hospitalize; terrorize; galvanize; oxidize; simonize; winterize). Also formed with -ize are a more heterogeneous group of verbs, usually intransitive, denoting a changeof state (crystallize), kinds or instances of behavior (apologize; moralize; tyrannize), or activities (economize; philosophize; theorize)
Examples of 'monumentalize' in a sentence
monumentalize
And it is fitting that his friends and colleagues should wish to honour, and monumentalize, his career, knowledge, and learning.