monumentalize

verb

mon·u·men·tal·ize | \ ˌmän-yə-ˈmen-tᵊl-ˌīz

monumentalized; monumentalizing

Definition of monumentalize

: to record or memorialize lastingly by a monument

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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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