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Vinony

commemorate

verb

  1. honor with memorial, be a memorial
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /kəˈmɛməˌɹeɪt/

adj

Etymology: First attested in 1599; borrowed from Latin commemorātus, perfect passive participle of commemorō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Sporadic usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.

  1. Commemorated.

    “In almost all the Psalms of praise, we find the preceding distress and afflictions […] first pathetically commemorat.”

verb

Etymology: First attested in 1599; borrowed from Latin commemorātus, perfect passive participle of commemorō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Sporadic usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.

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

    “On November 11th we commemorate the fallen with a march.”

    “On the anniversary of Korczak's murder, Israel commemorated him with a special postal issue. As a stamp collector and philatelic columnist, it pleased me greatly when other countries followed Israel's example in honoring him.”

  2. To serve as a memorial to someone or something.

    “The cenotaph commemorates the fallen.”