Monumentalize

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make something become or appear monumental

    "The film follows three days in her regulated life, and Akerman's intense concentration on her daily activities, monumentalized by Babette Mangolte's superb cinematography and mainly frontal camera setups[…]."

  2. 2
    record or memorialize lastingly with a monument wordnet

Synonyms

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commemorateembalmfreezeimmortalizekeep alivememorialize

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"The film follows three days in her regulated life, and Akerman's intense concentration on her daily activities, monumentalized by Babette Mangolte's superb cinematography and mainly frontal camera setups[…]."

Etymology

From monumental + -ize.

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