memorialize

Etymology

memorial + -ize

verb

1. (US) To provide a memorial for someone; to commemorate.
   President Emmanuel Macron decided this summer that 46 years after her death, Baker would become only the sixth woman to be memorialised in the Panthéon in a ceremony on 30 November – the anniversary of the marriage to Jean Lion that allowed her to acquire French nationality. 2021-11-28, Jon Henley, “Dancer, singer … spy: France’s Panthéon to honour Josephine Baker”, in The Guardian
2. (transitive, social media) To convert (someone’s profile) into a memorial site/page (e.g. on Facebook).
   Facebook says people with memorialized accounts do not appear in advertisements or birthday reminders on the site and are also excluded from the People You May Know list of friend suggestions. 2015-05-20, J. D. Biersdorfer, “Unlike You, Your Facebook Account Can Be Immortal”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
3. (law) To create a written record of a meeting or conversation.
4. (transitive, dated) To petition with a memorial, or statement of facts.