# commemorate

> English word · Verb · IPA /kəˈmɛməˌɹeɪt/ · frequency rank #15,134

## Definitions
1. To honour the memory of someone or something with a ceremony or object.
2. To serve as a memorial to someone or something.

## 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.

## Easily confused with
- **commemorative** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/commemorate-vs-commemorative)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ccommemorate`, `cmomemorate`, `comemmorate`, `comemorate`, `commemmorate`, `commemoarte`, `commemoraet`, `commemoratte`, `commemorrate`, `commemortae`, `commemroate`, `commeomrate`, `commmeorate`, `ocmmemorate`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/commemorate