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monumentalize

verb
mon·​u·​men·​tal·​ize | \ ËŒmän-yÉ™-ˈmen-tᵊl-ˌīz How to pronounce monumentalize (audio) \
monumentalized; monumentalizing

Definition of monumentalize

transitive verb

: to record or memorialize lastingly by a monument
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Synonyms for monumentalize

Synonyms

commemorate, memorialize

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Examples of monumentalize in a Sentence

adding to the appeal of the Taj Mahal is the fact that it monumentalizes one man's undying love for his wife

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 Their corsets were visible under sheer scrims of chiffon set into flannel jackets, marbelized sequins monumentalizing flesh. — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, "A Shades of Gray Show That Was Genuinely Worth Watching," 5 Mar. 2018 Even former presidents far better at simulating modesty have been unable to resist monumentalizing themselves for posterity. — Jeet Heer, New Republic, "#AlwaysTrump," 13 Sep. 2017

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First Known Use of monumentalize

1857, in the meaning defined above

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