different between commemorate vs memorialize
commemorate
English
Etymology
From Latin commemorare, from com- + memorare (“to remind of”); see memory.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??m?m???e?t/
Verb
commemorate (third-person singular simple present commemorates, present participle commemorating, simple past and past participle commemorated)
- (transitive) To honour the memory of someone or something with a ceremony or object.
- 2009, Naava Piatka, No Goodbyes: A Father-Daughter Memoir of Love, War and Resurrection, page 98:
- 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.
- 2009, Naava Piatka, No Goodbyes: A Father-Daughter Memoir of Love, War and Resurrection, page 98:
- (transitive) To serve as a memorial to someone or something.
Synonyms
- memorialize
Derived terms
- commemorative
- commemoration
- decommemorate
Translations
Italian
Verb
commemorate
- second-person plural present indicative of commemorare
- second-person plural imperative of commemorare
- feminine plural of commemorato
Latin
Verb
commemor?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of commemor?
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memorialize
English
Alternative forms
- memorialise (UK)
Etymology
memorial +? -ize
Verb
memorialize (third-person singular simple present memorializes, present participle memorializing, simple past and past participle memorialized)
- (US) To provide a memorial for someone; to commemorate
- (law) To create a written record of a meeting or conversation.
- (transitive, dated) To petition with a memorial, or statement of facts.
- 1855-57, Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit
- Why, you'll—you'll ask till they tell you. Then you'll memorialize that Department (according to regular forms which you'll find out) for leave to memorialize this Department.
- 1855-57, Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit
Derived terms
- memorialization
- memorializer
Translations
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