commemorate

verb

com·mem·o·rate kə-ˈme-mə-ˌrāt How to pronounce commemorate (audio)

commemorated; commemorating

transitive verb

: to call to remembrance

St. Andrew is commemorated on November 30.

: to mark by some ceremony or observation : observe

commemorate an anniversary

: to serve as a memorial of

a plaque that commemorates the battle

commemorator

kə-ˈme-mə-ˌrā-tər How to pronounce commemorate (audio)

noun

Example Sentences

The festival commemorates the town's founding. The plaque commemorates the battle that took place here 200 years ago. Each year on this date we commemorate our ancestors with a special ceremony.

Recent Examples on the Web The Huskers' 1970-71 national championship teams held a reunion and Johnny Rodgers was honored on the field to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his winning the Heisman Trophy.

Eric Olson, ajc, 17 Sep. 2022 Godard received a commission to make a film to commemorate the five-hundredth anniversary of the founding of the city of Lausanne, where the Swiss Cinémathèque is located, near his home town of Rolle.

Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2022 If everything goes right, the dining institution hopes to reopen in late October, just in time to commemorate its 40th anniversary.

Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 15 Sep. 2022 The American flag is unfurled on the side of the Pentagon to commemorate the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, September 11, 2022 in Arlington, Virginia.

CBS News, 12 Sep. 2022 This is one of the many tributes seen across the world as people continue to commemorate the queen’s legacy.

Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 11 Sep. 2022 Around Greater Cincinnati, a number of memorials and events have been planned to commemorate the anniversary.

Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2022 County Executive Barry Glassman will lead county employees in a moment of silence and lay a wreath to commemorate the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Baltimore Sun, 8 Sep. 2022 In 2018, The King of Staten Island star honored the memory of his father on the anniversary of his death, sharing several photos to commemorate his legacy.

Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com, 13 July 2022 See More

单词	commemorates
释义	commemorate verb com·mem·o·rate kə-ˈme-mə-ˌrāt commemorated; commemorating transitive verb 1 : to call to remembrance St. Andrew is commemorated on November 30. 2 : to mark by some ceremony or observation : observe commemorate an anniversary 3 : to serve as a memorial of a plaque that commemorates the battle commemorator kə-ˈme-mə-ˌrā-tər noun Did you know? When you remember something, you are mindful of it. It's appropriate, therefore, that commemorate and other related memory-associated words (including memorable, memorial, remember, and memory itself) come from the Latin root memor, meaning "mindful." English speakers have been marking the memory of important events with commemorate since the late 16th century. Synonyms memorialize monumentalize See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The festival commemorates the town's founding. The plaque commemorates the battle that took place here 200 years ago. Each year on this date we commemorate our ancestors with a special ceremony. Recent Examples on the Web The Huskers' 1970-71 national championship teams held a reunion and Johnny Rodgers was honored on the field to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his winning the Heisman Trophy. Eric Olson, ajc, 17 Sep. 2022 Godard received a commission to make a film to commemorate the five-hundredth anniversary of the founding of the city of Lausanne, where the Swiss Cinémathèque is located, near his home town of Rolle. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2022 If everything goes right, the dining institution hopes to reopen in late October, just in time to commemorate its 40th anniversary. Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 15 Sep. 2022 The American flag is unfurled on the side of the Pentagon to commemorate the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, September 11, 2022 in Arlington, Virginia. CBS News, 12 Sep. 2022 This is one of the many tributes seen across the world as people continue to commemorate the queen’s legacy. Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 11 Sep. 2022 Around Greater Cincinnati, a number of memorials and events have been planned to commemorate the anniversary. Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2022 County Executive Barry Glassman will lead county employees in a moment of silence and lay a wreath to commemorate the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Baltimore Sun, 8 Sep. 2022 In 2018, The King of Staten Island star honored the memory of his father on the anniversary of his death, sharing several photos to commemorate his legacy. Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com, 13 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology Latin commemoratus, past participle of commemorare, from com- + memorare to remind of, from memor mindful — more at memory First Known Use 1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition commemorate verb com·mem·o·rate kə-ˈme-mə-ˌrāt commemorated; commemorating 1 : to observe with a ceremony commemorate an anniversary 2 : to serve as a memorial of The statue commemorates the battle. commemorates verb present tense third-person singular of commemorate 1 as in celebrates to be a memorial of a stone obelisk commemorates the Battle of Bunker Hill Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance celebrates memorializes remembers honors monumentalizes enshrines observes exalts keeps consecrates glorifies sanctifies blesses solemnizes Antonyms & Near Antonyms dishonors disgraces 2 as in blesses to mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony let's commemorate Martin Luther King Day with readings of some of Dr. King's speeches Synonyms & Similar Words celebrates blesses observes keeps remembers honors memorializes consecrates sanctifies lauds praises solemnizes fetes fêtes Antonyms & Near Antonyms violates breaks ignores overlooks forgets disregards neglects transgresses blows off See More
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