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Commemerate vs. Commemorate: What's the Difference?

Edited by Huma Saeed || By Sawaira Riaz || Updated on October 20, 2023
"Commemerate" is an incorrect spelling, whereas the correct spelling is "Commemorate," a verb used to honor or remember a significant event or person.

Which is correct: Commemerate or Commemorate

How to spell Commemorate?

Commemerate is Incorrect

Commemorate is Correct

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Key Differences

Remember that "Commemorate" has two 'm's, mirroring the double 'm' in "memory."
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Break the word down to "com-MEM-o-rate," emphasizing the "MEM" portion.
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Use a mnemonic: "ComMEMorate Makes Every Memory Overtly Real And Tangible Everyday."
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Note the prefix "com-" (meaning 'with') and relate it to the "memorate" part. They both start with an 'm.'
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Oct 19, 2023
Think of similar words with double 'm's like "comment" and "commotion."
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Oct 19, 2023
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Commemerate and Commemorate Definitions

Commemerate

Commemerate is an incorrect spelling of Commemorate.
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Commemorate

Commemorate can involve observing a religious ritual or event.
Each year, they commemorate the Passover.
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Commemorate

Commemorate refers to honoring a person or event through specific actions or ceremonies.
The monument commemorates fallen soldiers.
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Commemorate

Commemorate means to make a lasting tribute, often through art or memorials.
The book commemorates the achievements of female scientists.
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Commemorate

Commemorate implies preserving the memory of an event or person through historical accounts.
The documentary commemorates the civil rights movement.
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Commemorate

To honor the memory of (a person or event, for example), especially with a ceremony.
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Commemorate

To serve as a memorial to
The statue commemorates the discovery of anesthesia.
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Commemorate

(transitive) To honour the memory of someone or something with a ceremony or object.
On November 11th we commemorate the fallen with a march.
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Commemorate

(transitive) To serve as a memorial to someone or something.
The cenotaph commemorates the fallen.
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Commemorate

To call to remembrance by a special act or observance; to celebrate with honor and solemnity; to honor, as a person or event, by some act of respect or affection, intended to preserve the remembrance of the person or event; as, to commemorate the sufferings and dying love of our Savior by the sacrament of the Lord's Supper; to commemorate the Declaration of Independence by the observance of the Fourth of July.
We are called upon to commemorate a revolution.
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Commemorate

Mark by some ceremony or observation;
We marked the anniversary of his death
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Commemorate

Call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony;
We remembered the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz
Remember the dead of the First World War
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Commemorate

Be or provide a memorial to a person or an event;
This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps
We memorialized the Dead
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Commemorate

Commemorate is the act of marking a significant occasion with celebrations.
The festival commemorates the founding of the town.
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FAQs

What is the root word of Commemorate?

The root words are Latin "com-" (together) and "memor" (remembering).
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Why is it called Commemorate?

It comes from Latin roots that signify "to remember together."
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What is the pronunciation of Commemorate?

In American English, it's pronounced as /kəˈmɛməˌreɪt/.
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What is the verb form of Commemorate?

"Commemorate" itself is the verb form.
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What is the plural form of Commemorate?

As a verb, it does not have a plural form.
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Oct 19, 2023

Which article is used with Commemorate?

Both "a" and "the" can be used.
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Is Commemorate an adverb?

No, it is a verb.
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Which preposition is used with Commemorate?

Commonly "of," as in "commemoration of."
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Is Commemorate an abstract noun?

No, it's a verb.
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Which vowel is used before Commemorate?

Typically 'a' or 'o' as in "a commemorative event" or "to commemorate."
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Oct 19, 2023

What is the singular form of Commemorate?

"Commemorate" is the singular form, being a verb.
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Oct 19, 2023

Is Commemorate a noun or adjective?

It's a verb.
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Oct 19, 2023

Is Commemorate a collective noun?

No, it is a verb.
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Oct 19, 2023

Is the Commemorate term a metaphor?

No, it's not a metaphor.
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Oct 19, 2023

What is the opposite of Commemorate?

The opposite could be "ignore" or "forget."
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Oct 19, 2023

Which conjunction is used with Commemorate?

Usually "and," as in "commemorate and celebrate."
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Oct 19, 2023

Is Commemorate a negative or positive word?

Generally positive, but it depends on context.
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Oct 19, 2023

How do we divide Commemorate into syllables?

Com-mem-o-rate.
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Oct 19, 2023

What is the stressed syllable in Commemorate?

The stress is on the second syllable, "mem."
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Oct 19, 2023

What is the second form of Commemorate?

"Commemorated" is the second form.
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Oct 19, 2023

Is the word Commemorate imperative?

No, it is descriptive.
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Oct 19, 2023

How many syllables are in Commemorate?

Four syllables.
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Oct 19, 2023

What part of speech is Commemorate?

It is a verb.
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What is the first form of Commemorate?

"Commemorate" is the first form.
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How is Commemorate used in a sentence?

"The plaque commemorates the heroes of the war."
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Is Commemorate a vowel or consonant?

It's a word, not a single letter.
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Oct 19, 2023

Is Commemorate a countable noun?

It is not a noun; it is a verb.
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Oct 19, 2023

What is another term for Commemorate?

Another term could be "celebrate" or "honor."
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Which determiner is used with Commemorate?

"The" or "a" can be used.
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What is the third form of Commemorate?

"Commemorated" is also the third form.
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Oct 19, 2023
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