"commemorate" meaning in English

See commemorate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kəˈmɛməˌɹeɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-commemorate.wav Forms: more commemorate [comparative], most commemorate [superlative]
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. Etymology templates: {{etydate/the|1599}} 1599, {{etydate|1599}} First attested in 1599, {{bor+|en|la|commemorātus|nocap=1}} borrowed from Latin commemorātus, {{glossary|perfect}} perfect, {{glossary|passive}} passive, {{glossary|participle}} participle, {{af|en|-ate|id1=verb|pos1=verb-forming suffix}} -ate (verb-forming suffix), {{af|en|-ate|id1=adjective|pos1=adjective-forming suffix}} -ate (adjective-forming suffix) Head templates: {{en-adj}} commemorate (comparative more commemorate, superlative most commemorate)
  1. (obsolete, rare, as a participle) Commemorated. Tags: obsolete, rare
    Sense id: en-commemorate-en-adj-VUmUQDqC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective), English terms suffixed with -ate (verb), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, 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: 92 7 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective): 81 18 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (verb): 81 18 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 90 9 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 47 4 0 39 6 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 2 0 50 4 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 90 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 90 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 89 7 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Kurdish translations: 97 2 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 89 10 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 89 7 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 90 10 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 89 7 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 89 7 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 90 9 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 91 5 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 89 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 89 7 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 89 7 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 86 10 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 91 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 93 7 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 91 9 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 90 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 91 6 4 Related terms: commemorabilia, commemoration, commemorative, commemorator, commemoratory, memorial, memory, admonish, mantra, memento, memento mori, memo, memorable, mention, mind, mint, mnemonic, Mnemosyne, money, monition, reminisce

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: 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. Etymology templates: {{etydate/the|1599}} 1599, {{etydate|1599}} First attested in 1599, {{bor+|en|la|commemorātus|nocap=1}} borrowed from Latin commemorātus, {{glossary|perfect}} perfect, {{glossary|passive}} passive, {{glossary|participle}} participle, {{af|en|-ate|id1=verb|pos1=verb-forming suffix}} -ate (verb-forming suffix), {{af|en|-ate|id1=adjective|pos1=adjective-forming suffix}} -ate (adjective-forming suffix) 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 Synonyms: memorialize 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 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 Disambiguation of 'to serve as memorial to someone or something': 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: decommemorate, uncommemorated

Inflected forms

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