memorialise

• Commemorer quelqu'un ou quelque chose, souvent par une ceremonie, un monument, ou en laissant une trace ecrite, afin de preserver sa memoire.

To preserve the memory of someone or something, typically through a ceremony, monument, or written record.

1. Address in a memorialC1formalbritish

   To present or address a formal statement or petition, often in a memorial context.

   Adresser une pétition ou une déclaration commémorative

   • The group memorialised the council with a petition for better roads.
   • They memorialised the committee regarding the proposed changes.
   • The citizens memorialised the government to preserve the historic site.

   Synonymesaddresspetition

2. Commemorate or honorB2formalbritish

   To serve as or provide a memorial for a person or event, preserving their memory.

   commémorer

   • The statue memorialises the soldiers who died in the war.
   • A plaque was placed to memorialise the founding of the town.
   • The ceremony memorialised the achievements of the late scientist.

   Synonymescelebratecommemoratehonormarkobserveremember

   Antonymesdisregardforgetignoreneglectobliterate