commemorate
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Is commemorate a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of commemorate?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To honour the memory of someone or something with a ceremony or object.Examples: "On November 11th we commemorate the fallen with a march."; "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."Synonyms: memorializetransitive
2. (transitive) To serve as a memorial to someone or something.Examples: "The cenotaph commemorates the fallen."transitive
adj (English)
1. (obsolete, rare, as a participle) Commemorated.Examples: "In almost all the Psalms of praise, we find the preceding distress and afflictions […] first pathetically commemorat."obsoleterare
Definition source: Wiktionary