Dictionary

commemorate en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /kəˈmɛməˌɹeɪt/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

First attested in 1599; borrowed from Latin commemorātus, perfect passive participle of commemorō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Sporadic usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.

Meanings

1. (as a participle, obsolete, rare) Commemorated.
   • In almost all the Psalms of praise, we find the preceding distress and afflictions […] first pathetically commemorat. 1671, Robert MacWard, The True Non-Conformist..., line 274:

Forms

Relateds

memorable · reminisce · mantra · monition · money · commemoration · commemoratory · mention · commemorator · memorial · mint · Mnemosyne · memento mori · memento · memo · commemorative · mnemonic · mind · memory · commemorabilia · admonish

wikipedia: Early Modern English

commemorate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /kəˈmɛməˌɹeɪt/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

First attested in 1599; borrowed from Latin commemorātus, perfect passive participle of commemorō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Sporadic usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To honour the memory of someone or something with a ceremony or object.
   • 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. 2009, Naava Piatka, No Goodbyes: A Father-Daughter Memoir of Love, War and Resurrection, page 98:
   • On November 11th we commemorate the fallen with a march.
2. (transitive) To serve as a memorial to someone or something.
   • The cenotaph commemorates the fallen.

Forms

Deriveds

decommemorate · uncommemorated

Synonyms

memorialize

Translations (34)

hu megemlékezik (to honor the memory of someone or something) · mi whakamahara (to honor the memory of someone or something) · ru чтить (to honor the memory of someone or something) · id memperingati (to honor the memory of someone or something) · pl upamiętniać (to serve as memorial to someone or something) · fi muistella (to honor the memory of someone or something) · fr commémorer (to honor the memory of someone or something) · ckb بیرەوەریی کردن (to honor the memory of someone or something) · ru почти́ть (to honor the memory of someone or something) · fr commémorer (to serve as memorial to someone or something) · ru ознаменова́ть (to serve as memorial to someone or something) · hu emlékét őrzi (to serve as memorial to someone or something) · bg отбелязвам годишнина (to honor the memory of someone or something) · sv högtidlighålla (to honor the memory of someone or something) · it commemorare (to honor the memory of someone or something) · es conmemorar (to honor the memory of someone or something) · pt comemorar (to honor the memory of someone or something) · ca commemorar (to honor the memory of someone or something) · tr yâd etmek (to honor the memory of someone or something) · az anmaq (to honor the memory of someone or something) · gl conmemorar (to honor the memory of someone or something) · tr anmak (to honor the memory of someone or something) · vi tưởng nhớ (to honor the memory of someone or something) · de gedenken (to honor the memory of someone or something) · de erinnern an (to serve as memorial to someone or something) · pl upamiętnić (to serve as memorial to someone or something) · nl herdenken (to honor the memory of someone or something) · ru ознамено́вывать (to serve as memorial to someone or something) · pl uczcić pamięć (to honor the memory of someone or something) · gl conmemorar (to serve as memorial to someone or something) · vi kỷ niệm (to honor the memory of someone or something) · bg напомням (to serve as memorial to someone or something) · it commemorare (to serve as memorial to someone or something) · el εορτάζω τη μνήμη (to honor the memory of someone or something)

wikipedia: Early Modern English