COMMEMORATE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for COMMEMORATE?

Need another word that means the same as “commemorate”? Find 25 synonyms and 30 related words for “commemorate” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Commemorate” are: mark, remember, immortalise, immortalize, memorialise, memorialize, keep alive, keep going, keep in existence, preserve, conserve, sustain, maintain, continue, extend, carry on, keep up, cause to continue, prolong, celebrate, pay tribute to, pay homage to, honour, salute, toast

Commemorate as a Verb

Definitions of "Commemorate" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “commemorate” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Be or provide a memorial to a person or an event.
• Mark or celebrate (an event or person) by doing or producing something.
• Celebrate by some ceremony or observation.
• Call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony.
• Mark by some ceremony or observation.
• Recall and show respect for (someone or something.

Synonyms of "Commemorate" as a verb (25 Words)

carry on	Pursue a line of scent or be a bearer.
cause to continue	Give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally.
celebrate	Assign great social importance to. Celebrate Christmas.
conserve	Prevent the wasteful overuse of (a resource. Mom always conserved the strawberries we grew in the backyard.
continue	Continue talking he continued. I know it s hard he continued but there is no choice.
extend	Stretch out over a distance space time or scope run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point. The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent.
honour	Bestow honor or rewards upon. They honoured their parents in all they did.
immortalise	Be or provide a memorial to a person or an event.
immortalize	Confer enduring fame upon. He will be forever immortalized in the history books.
keep alive	Hold and prevent from leaving.
keep going	Conform one’s action or practice to.
keep in existence	Supply with necessities and support.
keep up	Behave as expected during of holidays or rites.
maintain	Maintain by writing regular records. The Department for Transport is responsible for maintaining the main roads in England.
mark	Put a check mark on or near or next to. The top of the pass marks the border between Alaska and the Yukon.
memorialise	Be or provide a memorial to a person or an event.
memorialize	Be or provide a memorial to a person or an event. The novel memorialized their childhood summers.
pay homage to	Be worth it.
pay tribute to	Make a compensation for.
preserve	To keep up and reserve for personal or special use. All records of the past were zealously preserved.
prolong	Lengthen or extend in duration or space. We prolonged our stay.
remember	Show appreciation to. I remember the screech of the horn as the car came towards me.
salute	Make a formal salute to. He saluted her with a smile.
sustain	Strengthen or support physically or mentally. He sagged against her so that she could barely sustain his weight.
toast	Propose a toast to. Tim was toasting his feet by the fire.

Usage Examples of "Commemorate" as a verb

• This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps.
• A stone commemorating a boy who died at sea.
• A wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate the war dead.
• The victory was commemorated in songs.

Associations of "Commemorate" (30 Words)

anniversary	The date on which a romance began in a previous month or week. The 75th anniversary of the RAF.
annually	By the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of money paid or received. They travel to China annually.
bicentennial	The two-hundredth anniversary of a significant event. Bicentennial celebration.
birthday	The date on which a person was born. The seventy fifth birthday of the Institute.
celebrate	Acknowledge (a significant or happy day or event) with a social gathering or enjoyable activity. He celebrated holy communion.
celebration	Any joyous diversion. A birthday celebration.
celebratory	Used or intended to publicly acknowledge a significant or happy day or event. The impending anniversary has the restaurant in a celebratory mood.
centenary	Relating to a hundredth anniversary. The centenary year of the artist s birth.
centennial	Of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years. The show is a celebration of the museum s centennial.
ceremony	Any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way. The new Queen was proclaimed with due ceremony.
congratulate	Pride or congratulate oneself for an achievement. She congratulated herself on her powers of deduction.
date	Assign a date to determine the probable date of. The controversy dates back to 1986.
engraved	Cut or impressed into a surface. Engraved invitations.
feast	Partake in a feast or banquet. They feasted the deputation.
inscription	A thing inscribed, as on a monument or in a book. The inscription of memorable utterances on durable materials.
memorial	A statement of facts, especially as the basis of a petition. A memorial service in the dead man s honour.
memorialize	Be or provide a memorial to a person or an event. We memorialized the Dead.
monument	A statue or other structure placed over a grave in memory of the dead. A handsome monument of granite is placed over the grave.
monumental	Imposing in size or bulk or solidity. A monumental scale.
perennially	In a perennial manner; repeatedly. Perennially popular destinations like Rome.
plaque	A clear area in a cell culture caused by the inhibition of growth or destruction of cells by an agent such as a virus. Plaque around gum margins can lead to gingivitis.
reminder	A message that helps you remember something. One man was threatened with court action for not paying his water rates when he did not receive a reminder.
semiannual	Occurring or payable twice each year.
sixteenth	Coming next after the fifteenth in position.
statue	A carved or cast figure of a person or animal, especially one that is life-size or larger.
tenth	A tenth part one part in ten equal parts.
tercentenary	The 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it. Events arranged to mark the Library s tercentenary.
thanksgiving	Fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag. He described the service as a thanksgiving.
triennial	Occurring every third year or lasting 3 years. The triennial meeting of the Association.
yearly	A reference book that is published regularly once every year. Yearly medical examinations.