commemorate

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To honour the memory of someone or something with a ceremony or object.
2. (transitive) To serve as a memorial to someone or something.

Adj

Commemorated.

Synonyms

remember

celebrate

memorialize

memorialise

salute

honour

honor

immortalise

praise

immortalize

record

compliment

mark

admire

memorise

memorize

respect

revere

reverence

pay tribute

abide by

mourn over a person’s death

credit

dedicate

dignify

glorify

look like

look up to

memorial

mention

mourn for

observe

rehearse

rejoice

relate

reminisce

resemble

Translations

commemorare

commémorer

comemorar

conmemorar

gedenken

rimembrare

commemorar

γιορτάζω

بیرهوهریی کردن

zikretmek

anmak

gedenken

célébrer

τιμώ μνήμη

ähneln

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kəˈmɛməˌɹeɪt/

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.