"memorate" meaning in English

See memorate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: memorates [plural]
Etymology: From Latin memorātus, past participle of memorāre (“to bring to remembrance, mention, recount”), from memor (“remembering”); see memory. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|memorātus}} Latin memorātus Head templates: {{en-noun}} memorate (plural memorates)
  1. (folklore) an oral narrative from memory relating a personal experience, especially the precursor of a legend. Categories (topical): Folklore
    Sense id: en-memorate-en-noun-ziJPlRDQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 62 7 7 10 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 4 4 6 10 Topics: arts, folklore, history, human-sciences, literature, media, publishing, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: memorat

Verb

Forms: memorates [present, singular, third-person], memorating [participle, present], memorated [participle, past], memorated [past]
Etymology: From Latin memorātus, past participle of memorāre (“to bring to remembrance, mention, recount”), from memor (“remembering”); see memory. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|memorātus}} Latin memorātus Head templates: {{en-verb}} memorate (third-person singular simple present memorates, present participle memorating, simple past and past participle memorated)
  1. (obsolete) to commemorate Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-memorate-en-verb-b~5MSZ7g
  2. (obsolete) to memorize Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-memorate-en-verb-1IUALNDN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: memorat Related terms: fabulate, memorandum, memory

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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