commemorate

  • 1Commemorate — Com*mem o*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Commemorated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Commemorating}.] [L. commemoratus, p. p. of commemorare to remember; com + memorare to mention, fr. memor mindful. See {Memory}.] To call to remembrance by a special act or… …

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  • 2commemorate — index honor, keep (fulfill), recall (remember), recognize (acknowledge), remember Burton s L …

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  • 3commemorate — 1590s, from L. commemoratus, pp. of commemorare bring to remembrance (see COMMEMORATION (Cf. commemoration)). Related: Commemorated; commemorates; commemorating …

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  • 4commemorate — vb celebrate, observe, *keep, solemnize …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 5commemorate — [v] honor, observe occasion admire, celebrate, immortalize, keep, memorialize, monument, monumentalize, observe, pay tribute to, perpetuate, remember, salute, solemnize; concepts 69,377,384 Ant. dishonor, forget, neglect …

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  • 6commemorate — ► VERB ▪ honour the memory of as a mark of respect. DERIVATIVES commemoration noun commemorative adjective. ORIGIN Latin commemorare bring to remembrance …

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  • 7commemorate — [kə mem′ə rāt΄] vt. commemorated, commemorating [< L commemoratus, pp. of commemorare, to call to mind < com , intens. + memorare, to remind: see MEMORY] 1. to honor the memory of, as by a ceremony 2. to keep alive the memory of; serve as a …

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  • 8commemorate — 01. The government has announced a new holiday to [commemorate] the birth of the nation s founder. 02. A $50 gold coin [commemorating] the Queen s visit has just been issued. 03. Celebrations planned to [commemorate] the discovery of the Americas …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 9commemorate — commemorable, adj. commemorator, n. /keuh mem euh rayt /, v.t., commemorated, commemorating. 1. to serve as a memorial or reminder of: The monument commemorates the signing of the Declaration of Independence. 2. to honor the memory of by some… …

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  • 10commemorate — verb Commemorate is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ceremony, ↑festival, ↑memorial, ↑plaque Commemorate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑anniversary, ↑centenary, ↑death, ↑event, ↑hero, ↑victim …

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