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monumentalise

monumentalise is the alternative form of monumentalize.

Meaning of monumentalize

Verb

monumentalize (third-person singular simple present monumentalizes, present participle monumentalizing, simple past and past participle monumentalized)

  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 of monumentalise

third-person singular presentmonumentalises
present participlemonumentalising
past participlemonumentalised
pastmonumentalised

Origin of monumentalise

From monumental + -ise.

Questions about monumentalise

What is monumentalise the alternative form of?
Monumentalise is the alternative form of monumentalize.

Words near monumentalise in the dictionary

  1. Monument Valley
  2. monumental
  3. monumental mason
  4. monumental masonry
  5. monumental masons
  6. monumentalise
  7. monumentalised
  8. monumentalises
  9. monumentalising
  10. monumentalism
  11. monumentalist

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