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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

monumentalize en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree English monumental Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English monumentalize From monumental + -ize.

Meanings

  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[…]. 1988 January 22, Jonathan Rosenbaum, “Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles”, in Chicago Reader:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
monumentalizes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
monumentalized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
monumentalized Tense=Past lexicographic
monumentalise alternative lexicographic
monumentalizing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

monumentalization