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commemorate.

To honour the memory of someone or something with a ceremony or object.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/kəˈmɛməˌɹeɪt/
  1. To honour the memory of someone or something with a ceremony or object.

    transitive
    On November 11th we commemorate the fallen with a march.
  2. To serve as a memorial to someone or something.

    transitive
    The cenotaph commemorates the fallen.
Where this word comes from

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.

adj/kəˈmɛməˌɹeɪt/
  1. Commemorated.

    obsolete · rare
Where this word comes from

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.

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