commemorate

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /kəˈmɛməˌɹeɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #21250

Meanings

1

verb
To honor and remember an important person or event, often with a ceremony.

On November 11th we commemorate the soldiers who died in the war.
2

verb
To exist as a way of remembering a person or event.

This statue commemorates the victims of the war.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to honor and remember an... memorialize remember

2 verb · to exist as a way of... record mark

Word family

Forms commemoratedcommemoratescommemorating

Derived forms decommemorateuncommemorated

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.

Topics

Actions & Processes

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# commemorate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /kəˈmɛməˌɹeɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 21250

## Meanings
1. To honor and remember an important person or event, often with a ceremony.
2. To exist as a way of remembering a person or event.

## Examples
- On November 11th we commemorate the soldiers who died in the war.
- This statue commemorates the victims of the war.

## Derived Forms
- decommemorate
- uncommemorated

## 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.

## AI Etymology
commemorate is a verb and adjective. It is 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. Current senses include to honor and remember an important person or event, often with a ceremony and to exist as a way of remembering a person or event. Derived forms include decommemorate and uncommemorated.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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