English Explanatory Dictionary

commemorate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To honour the memory of someone or something with a ceremony or object.
  2. To serve as a memorial to someone or something.
adj
  1. Commemorated.

Pronunciation

/kəˈmɛməˌɹeɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-commemorate.wav

Word forms

commemorate commemorates commemorating commemorated more commemorate most commemorate

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.

Synonyms

memorialize

Related words

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

Derived words

decommemorate uncommemorated
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on C Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary