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commemorate - 3 dictionary results

com⋅mem⋅o⋅rate

[kuh-mem-uh-reyt]
–verb (used with object), -rat⋅ed, -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.

Origin:
1590–1600; < L commemorātus (ptp. of commemorāre) to recall, put on record, equiv. to com- com- + memor mindful + -ātus -ate 1


com⋅mem⋅o⋅ra⋅ble, adjective
com⋅mem⋅o⋅ra⋅tor, noun
com·mem·o·rate   (kə-měm'ə-rāt')   
tr.v.   com·mem·o·rat·ed, com·mem·o·rat·ing, com·mem·o·rates
  1. To honor the memory of with a ceremony. See Synonyms at observe.
  2. To serve as a memorial to.

[Latin commemorāre, commemorāt-, to remind : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + memorāre, to remind (from memor, mindful; see (s)mer-1 in Indo-European roots).]
com·mem'o·ra'tor n.

Commemorate

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 observance; to celebrate with honor and solemnity; to honor, as a person or event, by some act of respect or affection, intended to preserve the remembrance of the person or event; as, to commemorate the sufferings and dying love of our Savior by the sacrament of the Lord's Supper; to commemorate the Declaration of Independence by the observance of the Fourth of July.

We are called upon to commemorate a revolution. --Atterbury.

Syn: See Celebrate.
Language Translation for : commemorate
Spanish: conmemorar,
German: gedenken,
Japanese: 祝う
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