Definitions

1. verb

to write or compose an obituary, especially to write a commemorative or formal account of a person’s life and death

“The journalist was tasked with obituarizing the famous scientist who had passed away.”

2. verb

to pay tribute to someone who has died by writing an obituary

“The family decided to obituarize their beloved grandmother in the local newspaper.”

3. noun

the act of writing or composing an obituary

“The task of obituarizing the deceased was a challenging one for the writer.”