Commemorate
/kəˈmeməreɪt/
EN
To honor and remember a person or event from the past, often through a public ceremony or celebration.
We gather here today to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of the war.
Etymology
Comes from the Latin word 'commemorare', formed from 'com-' (together) and 'memorare' (to remember). It entered English in the 16th century, retaining the core meaning of bringing to collective memory.
Translations
简体中文
纪念,缅怀
繁體中文
紀念,緬懷
日本語
記念する,追悼する
한국어
기념하다,추모하다
Deutsch
gedenken,kommemorieren
Español
conmemorar,honrar la memoria
Português
comemorar,comemorar
Français
commémorer,honorer la mémoire de
Català
commemorar
Tiếng Việt
kỷ niệm,tưởng niệm
Collocations
commemorate an anniversarycommemorate a victorycommemorate the fallencommemorate an eventcommemorate with a ceremony
Synonyms
celebratememorializehonorrememberobserve