Definitions for COMMEMORATE
kəˈmɛm əˌreɪtcom·mem·o·rate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. commemorate, markverb

   mark by some ceremony or observation

   "The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade"

2. commemorate, rememberverb

   call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony

   "We remembered the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz"; "Remember the dead of the First World War"

3. commemorate, memorialize, memorialise, immortalize, immortalise, recordverb

   be or provide a memorial to a person or an event

   "This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps"; "We memorialized the Dead"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. commemorateverb

   To honour the memory of someone or something with a ceremony.

2. commemorateverb

   To serve as a memorial to someone or something.

3. Etymology: From Latin commemorare, from com- + memorare to remind of (see memory).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Commemorateverb

   To preserve the memory by some publick act; to celebrate solemnly.

   Etymology: con and memoro, Latin.

   Such is the divine mercy, which we now commemorate; and if we commemorate it, we shall rejoice in the Lord. Richard Fiddes.

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1. commemorate

   To commemorate is to remember and honor a significant event, person, or action from the past through a special action, ceremony, or symbol. This could involve holding a special event, creating a monument, or declaring a public holiday. The purpose of commemorating is to acknowledge and pay tribute to the importance of the occurrence or person in history or one's life.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Commemorateverb

   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

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Commemorate

   kom-em′o-rāt, v.t. to call to remembrance by a solemn or public act: to celebrate: to preserve the memory of.—adj. Commem′orable.—n. Commemorā′tion, preserving the memory of some person or thing by a solemn ceremony: the specification of individual saints in the prayers for the dead: the great festival of the Oxford academic year, usually taking place on the third Wednesday after Trinity Sunday.—adjs. Commem′orative, Commem′oratory, tending or serving to commemorate.—n. Commem′orator. [L. commemoratus, pa.p. of commemorāre, to remember—com, inten., and memor, mindful.]

How to pronounce COMMEMORATE?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say COMMEMORATE in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of COMMEMORATE in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of COMMEMORATE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of COMMEMORATE in a Sentence

1. Krzysztof Suchowierski:

   We cycled 76 days in winter through severely cold Yakutia to commemorate the victims of Soviet repression.

2. Gus Papathanasiou:

   Officer Sicknick died because Officer Sicknick put the lives of Members of Congress and their staff before Officer Sicknick own safety -- Officer Sicknick did Officer Sicknick duty, we should commemorate Officer Sicknick life and service with respect and dignity.

3. Poland Janusz Urbanski:

   I wanted to make a big boat to commemorate her, maybe this is the biggest ship made from match sticks.

4. Al Michaels:

   I've always said that Marsha was more recognized in New York City and around the world than she is in her own hometown, you have a hero, one of the greatest persons who did something in history and in your own hometown, and you have nothing there to commemorate the experience.

5. Rajendra Nautiyal:

   When I first arrived in the hall there were charcoal drawings all over the walls and maybe one or two very small colored paintings, it was obvious to me that people wanted to claim this space and commemorate the legends that walked these grounds.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=COMMEMORATE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Commemorate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=COMMEMORATE
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/COMMEMORATE
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=COMMEMORATE