memorializeverb [ T ]
UK also memorialise /məˈmɔː.ri.ə.laɪz//məˈmɔːr.i.ə.laɪz/to create a memorial (= an object such as a statue) to honour a famous person or event:
A local artist was commissioned by the community to memorialize the war dead.
to make people remember a person or event, or to show that you remember them:
The legendary Ray Charles was memorialized in the story "The Genius Of Soul: Hail And Farewell To Ray Charles."