to commemorate
66
5.8
- verb
- /kəˈmɛm.ə.reɪt/
:
conmemorar
- We had a parade from Lexington to Concord, MA to commemorate the ride of Paul Revere.
- commemorate the anniversary
- commemorate an event
- commemorate with a ceremony
That's a nice way to commemorate your time on TV.
- That's a nice way to commemorate your time on TV.
- They still commemorate Hussein's death each year on the Day of Ashura.
- We had a parade from Lexington to Concord, MA to commemorate the ride of Paul Revere.
- It's Ava, the, you know, the gravestone and right, the headstone and, and every year when we commemorate that death, you get to say that prayer again.
- But perhaps the weirdest moment of the whole weird fest was when Putin gave Trump a little present to commemorate the World Cup.
- Then Trump recalled the good times he recently had in Europe and his speech over there to commemorate D-Day.
- But like in the latest film, there's this wonderful Jack London quote at the end of the film that they that they use to, to kind of commemorate Bond.
- And to commemorate that mission, we created a social media marketing campaign with a hashtag, Everyday JFK.
- Cornelius Gallus, the first Roman governor of Egypt, commemorated his suppression of revolt with an inscription written in Latin, Greek and tieroglyphs.
- Maybe I'll get how Maisie Williams with a little Google logo on my back to commemorate this.
Examples
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It is this sacrifice we commemorate every generation.
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We had a parade from Lexington to Concord, MA to commemorate the ride of Paul Revere.
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To commemorate the end of the war.
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I bought it to commemorate the moon landing.
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This is a moment to commemorate.
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To that end, the college formed a commission to determine how best to commemorate its past.
Academic text (2017) -
This year the United Kingdom commemorates the First World War.
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Later today, I will visit the Outrage camp and I will commemorate the lives of a million people who died there.
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Monuments at the site commemorate his 20 military victories over nearby settlements.
Academic text (2011) -
Hey, so we're having a parade in Manhattan next month to commemorate the fighting.
Synonyms
∞
1.4
To join fun events to mark a special day or achievement
796
2.3
Show great respect to someone, often in public
431
1.0
To show respect for someone, often by giving a gift
190
3.3
Celebrate an important event with a ceremony or activity
22
5.8
Show deep respect to someone or something, often in public
19
7.0
Make a person or thing remembered forever by honoring them
15
7.2
To honor and remember someone in a lasting, formal way
6
3.3
To do something special to celebrate an important event
To remember a person or event with a lasting statue
Antonyms
How Remembered
19
7.0
- US
796
2.3
66
5.8
∞
1.4
93
3.4
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
commemorate = memorate (semi-transparent) = com + memor + ate
The word 'commemorate' is derived from 'memorate' with the prefix 'com-', but the specific ceremonial meaning is not directly evident.
Etymology
Commemorate comes from Latin parts com- ('together') and memorare ('to remember'), and is related to familiar words like memory and memorial. So, to commemorate is to 'remember together' or to honor someone or an event, often with a ceremony or special act.