"commemorate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /kəˈmɛməˌɹeɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-commemorate.wav Forms: commemorates [present, singular, third-person], commemorating [participle, present], commemorated [participle, past], commemorated [past]
Etymology: From Latin commemorare, from com- + memorare (“to remind of”); see memory. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|commemorare}} Latin commemorare Head templates: {{en-verb}} commemorate (third-person singular simple present commemorates, present participle commemorating, simple past and past participle commemorated)
  1. (transitive) To honour the memory of someone or something with a ceremony or object. Tags: transitive Translations (to honor the memory of someone or something): anmaq (Azerbaijani), отбелязвам годишнина (otbeljazvam godišnina) (Bulgarian), commemorar (Catalan), بیرەوەریی کردن (bîrewerîy kirdin) (Central Kurdish), herdenken (Dutch), muistella (Finnish), commémorer (French), conmemorar (Galician), gedenken (German), εορτάζω τη μνήμη (eortázo ti mními) (Greek), megemlékezik (Hungarian), memperingati (Indonesian), commemorare (Italian), whakamahara (Maori), uczcić pamięć [perfective] (Polish), comemorar (Portuguese), чтить (čtitʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), почти́ть (počtítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), conmemorar (Spanish), högtidlighålla (Swedish), kỷ niệm (Vietnamese), tưởng nhớ (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-commemorate-en-verb-YzPMsuyM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Central Kurdish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Kurdish translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'to honor the memory of someone or something': 96 4
  2. (transitive) To serve as a memorial to someone or something. Tags: transitive Translations (to serve as memorial to someone or something): напомням (napomnjam) (Bulgarian), commémorer (French), erinnern an (German), emlékét őrzi (Hungarian), commemorare (Italian), upamiętniać [imperfective] (Polish), upamiętnić [perfective] (Polish), ознамено́вывать (oznamenóvyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), ознаменова́ть (oznamenovátʹ) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-commemorate-en-verb-zdJ2dud5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Central Kurdish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Kurdish translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'to serve as memorial to someone or something': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: memorialize Derived forms: commemorabilia, commemoration, commemorative, commemorator, commemoratory, decommemorate

Inflected forms

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  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "commemorabilia"
    },
    {
      "word": "commemoration"
    },
    {
      "word": "commemorative"
    },
    {
      "word": "commemorator"
    },
    {
      "word": "commemoratory"
    },
    {
      "word": "decommemorate"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "commemorare"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin commemorare",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin commemorare, from com- + memorare (“to remind of”); see memory.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "commemorates",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "commemorating",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "commemorated",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "commemorated",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "commemorate (third-person singular simple present commemorates, present participle commemorating, simple past and past participle commemorated)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "On November 11th we commemorate the fallen with a march.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2009, Naava Piatka, No Goodbyes: A Father-Daughter Memoir of Love, War and Resurrection, page 98:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To honour the memory of someone or something with a ceremony or object."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "honour",
          "honour"
        ],
        [
          "memory",
          "memory"
        ],
        [
          "ceremony",
          "ceremony"
        ],
        [
          "object",
          "object"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To honour the memory of someone or something with a ceremony or object."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The cenotaph commemorates the fallen.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To serve as a memorial to someone or something."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "serve",
          "serve"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To serve as a memorial to someone or something."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kəˈmɛməˌɹeɪt/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "memorialize"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to honor the memory of someone or something",
      "word": "anmaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otbeljazvam godišnina",
      "sense": "to honor the memory of someone or something",
      "word": "отбелязвам годишнина"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to honor the memory of someone or something",
      "word": "commemorar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to honor the memory of someone or something",
      "word": "herdenken"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to honor the memory of someone or something",
      "word": "muistella"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to honor the memory of someone or something",
      "word": "commémorer"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to honor the memory of someone or something",
      "word": "conmemorar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to honor the memory of someone or something",
      "word": "gedenken"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "eortázo ti mními",
      "sense": "to honor the memory of someone or something",
      "word": "εορτάζω τη μνήμη"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to honor the memory of someone or something",
      "word": "megemlékezik"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to honor the memory of someone or something",
      "word": "memperingati"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to honor the memory of someone or something",
      "word": "commemorare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "bîrewerîy kirdin",
      "sense": "to honor the memory of someone or something",
      "word": "بیرەوەریی کردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to honor the memory of someone or something",
      "word": "whakamahara"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to honor the memory of someone or something",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "uczcić pamięć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to honor the memory of someone or something",
      "word": "comemorar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "čtitʹ",
      "sense": "to honor the memory of someone or something",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "чтить"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "počtítʹ",
      "sense": "to honor the memory of someone or something",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "почти́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to honor the memory of someone or something",
      "word": "conmemorar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to honor the memory of someone or something",
      "word": "högtidlighålla"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to honor the memory of someone or something",
      "word": "kỷ niệm"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to honor the memory of someone or something",
      "word": "tưởng nhớ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "napomnjam",
      "sense": "to serve as memorial to someone or something",
      "word": "напомням"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to serve as memorial to someone or something",
      "word": "commémorer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to serve as memorial to someone or something",
      "word": "erinnern an"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to serve as memorial to someone or something",
      "word": "emlékét őrzi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to serve as memorial to someone or something",
      "word": "commemorare"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to serve as memorial to someone or something",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "upamiętniać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to serve as memorial to someone or something",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "upamiętnić"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "oznamenóvyvatʹ",
      "sense": "to serve as memorial to someone or something",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ознамено́вывать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "oznamenovátʹ",
      "sense": "to serve as memorial to someone or something",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ознаменова́ть"
    }
  ],
  "word": "commemorate"
}

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