commemorate

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /kəˈmɛməˌɹeɪt/

Verb

commemorate (commemorates, present participle commemorating; past and past participle commemorated)

1. (transitive) To honour the memory of someone or something with a ceremony or object.

   On November 11th we commemorate the fallen with a march.

   • 2009, Naava Piatka, No Goodbyes: A Father-Daughter Memoir of Love, War and Resurrection, page 98 ↗:

     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.

2. (transitive) To serve as a memorial to someone or something.

   The cenotaph commemorates the fallen.

Synonyms

• memorialize

Translations

• French: commémorer
• German: gedenken
• Italian: commemorare
• Portuguese: comemorar
• Russian: чтить
• Spanish: conmemorar

Translations

• French: commémorer
• Italian: commemorare
• Russian: ознамено́вывать

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