commemorate
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Latin commemorātus.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /kəˈmɛməˌɹeɪt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Verb
[edit]commemorate (third-person singular simple present commemorates, present participle commemorating, simple past and past participle commemorated)
- (transitive) To honour the memory of someone or something with a ceremony or object.
- On November 11th we commemorate the fallen with a march.
- 2009, Naava Piatka, No Goodbyes: A Father-Daughter Memoir of Love, War and Resurrection, page 98:
- On the anniversary of Korczak's murder, Israel commemorated him with a special postal issue. As a stamp collector and philatelic columnist, it pleased me greatly when other countries followed Israel's example in honoring him.
- (transitive) To serve as a memorial to someone or something.
- The cenotaph commemorates the fallen.
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]to honor the memory of someone or something
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to serve as memorial to someone or something
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Italian
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Verb
[edit]commemorate
- inflection of commemorare:
Etymology 2
[edit]Participle
[edit]commemorate f pl
Latin
[edit]Verb
[edit]commemorāte
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