commemorate — to 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/
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
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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"We commemorate to appreciate — the love that time could not deflate."
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
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).
Breakdown
com- (together) + memorare (to remember) + -ate (verb suffix) = commemorate
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“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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