commemorate

[ kuh-mem-uh-reyt ]
/ kəˈmɛm əˌreɪt /
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verb (used with object), com·mem·o·rat·ed, com·mem·o·rat·ing.

to serve as a memorial or reminder of: The monument commemorates the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
to honor the memory of by some observance: to commemorate the dead by a moment of silence; to commemorate Bastille Day.
to make honorable mention of.

Origin of commemorate

1590–1600; < Latin commemorātus (past participle of commemorāre) to recall, put on record, equivalent to com- com- + memor mindful + -ātus -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM commemorate

com·mem·o·ra·ble, adjective com·mem·o·ra·tor, noun un·com·mem·o·rat·ed, adjective

Words nearby commemorate

comme ci, comme ça, comme il faut, commeasurable, commeasure, commedia dell'arte, commemorate, commemoration, commemorative, commemoratory, commence, commencement

Words related to commemorate

observe, memorialize, remember, celebrate, salute, perpetuate, immortalize, keep, admire, solemnize, monumentalize, monument

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British Dictionary definitions for commemorate

commemorate
/ (kəˈmɛməˌreɪt) /

verb

(tr) to honour or keep alive the memory of

Derived forms of commemorate

commemorative or commemoratory, adjective commemoratively, adverb commemorator, noun

Word Origin for commemorate

C16: from Latin commemorāre be mindful of, from com- (intensive) + memorāre to remind, from memor mindful