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commemorateto remember officially and give respect to a great person or event, especially by having a special ceremony or by making a monument

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to remember officially and give respect to a great person or event, especially by having a special ceremony or by making a monument

Pronunciation (IPA): /kəˈmeməreɪt/

Korean meaning: 기념하다, 추모하다 (특히 공식적으로 의식이나 기념비 등으로)

Korean pronunciation: 커**메**머레이트

Example Sentences

  • The town decided to commemorate their mayor's 50 years of service by naming a street after his pet hamster.
  • We commemorate Independence Day every year with fireworks and barbecues.
  • The school will commemorate its centennial with a time capsule burial ceremony.

commemorate

VERB

//kəˈmeməreɪt//

to remember officially and give respect to a great person or event, especially by having a special ceremony or by making a monument

commemorate concept
💡 Concept

to remember officially and give respect to a great person or event, especially by having a special ceremony or by making a monument

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commemorate rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

"We commemorate to appreciate — the love that time could not deflate."

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/kəˈmeməreɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/kəˈmeməreɪt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixcom--
Rootmemor-
Suffix--ate

Origin

From Latin commemorare, meaning 'to call to mind' or 'to mention together.' It combines the prefix com- (together) with memorare (to remember), derived from memor (mindful).

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🎵Rhyme

demonstrateelaboratecelebrate
demonstrate
elaborate
celebrate

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The town decided to commemorate their mayor's 50 years of service by naming a street after his pet hamster.

We commemorate Independence Day every year with fireworks and barbecues.

The school will commemorate its centennial with a time capsule burial ceremony.

My grandmother commemorates my grandfather by talking to his photograph every morning over breakfast.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

celebratehonormemorializerememberpay tribute to

Antonyms

forgetignoreneglect

Related

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