Commemorate

Word COMMEMORATE
Character 11
Hyphenation com mem o rate
Pronunciations /kəˈmɛməˌɹeɪt/

Definitions and meanings of "Commemorate"

What do we mean by commemorate?

To honor the memory of (a person or event, for example), especially with a ceremony. synonym: observe. transitive verb

To serve as a memorial to. transitive verb

To preserve the memory of by a solemn act; celebrate with honor and solemnity; honor, as a person or an event, by some act of respect or affection, intended to keep him or it in memory.

To serve as a memento or remembrancer of; perpetuate or celebrate the memory of: as, a monument commemorating a great battle; a book commemorating the services of a philanthropist.

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. transitive verb

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

To serve as a memorial to someone or something. verb

Be or provide a memorial to a person or an event verb

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

Mark by some ceremony or observation verb

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

To serve as a memorial to someone or something.

Recall and show respect for Urban Dictionary

A sheet of paper that has the words "Crab battle" written on it. Also may have a smiley on it. Used to commemorate an occasion usually at a random time. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Commemorate

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The word "commemorate" in example sentences

Columbus, and that his descendant the Duke of Veragua should in his title commemorate one of the most unfortunate of the Admiral's adventures. ❋ Filson Young (1907)

Pictures, videos, and joyful phone calls commemorate every milestone: first tooth, mastering a two-wheeler, driver's license, graduation, job, marriage, and children of their own. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It is strange, as Winsor points out, that in the name of this coast should be preserved the only territorial remembrance of Columbus, and that his descendant the Duke of Veragua should in his title commemorate one of the most unfortunate of the Admiral's adventures. ❋ Young, Filson (1906)

Prospector George Tannihill christened it in 1866 as a mining district, saying he chose the name to commemorate the fierce battle he and twenty-three settlers led by a Captain Pierson had heroically won against marauding Indians there in 1857. ❋ Gene Weingarten (2010)

Mr. Shaw's tale follows a disintegrating family that gathers at a beach house to "commemorate" the parents 'separation. ❋ Unknown (2008)

They were not intended to "commemorate" the dead, as our dead are commemorated in modern churches and cemeteries. ❋ Unknown (1891)

The national day of observance for King is one to "commemorate" what he achieved, said Joe Patterson, Martin Luther King Day planning committee member. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Half a world away, the Muslim masses are being inflamed by a whackjob Florida preacher who plans to burn the Qur'an on Saturday to "commemorate" the ninth anniversary of the horror that was 9/11. ❋ Unknown (2010)

a wreath-laying [ceremony] to commemorate [the veterans] ❋ Viclor (2014)

Any one [want] a commemorative crab battle. To [commemorate] this [day]. ❋ Jai The Awsome (2007)

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What does commemorate mean?

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