commemorate
Use Commemorate in a sentence
əˌreɪt verb (used with object), com·mem·o·rat·ed, com·mem·o·rat·ing.
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 observance: to commemorate the dead by a moment of silence; to commemorate Bastille Day.
3.
to make honorable mention of.
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| —vb | |
| (tr) to honour or keep alive the memory of | |
| [C16: from Latin commemorāre be mindful of, from com- (intensive) + memorāre to remind, from memor mindful] | |
| com'memorative | |
| —adj | |
| com'memoratory | |
| —adj | |
| com'memoratively | |
| —adv | |
| com'memorator | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
commemorate
1590s, from L. commemoratus, pp. of commemorare (see commemoration). Related: commemorating (1766); commemorated; commemorates.
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Example sentences
It is a time to commemorate, consider, and reconsider.
It has been the custom in all civilized countries and ages to erect statues to commemorate the deeds and the virtues of the dead.
That's the time to have balanced accounts, gained traction, become the proper statue to commemorate one's proper life.
Cousy received the cake to commemorate his birthday.
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