Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to commemorate
Participle: commemorated
Gerund: commemorating
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | commemorate |
| you | commemorate |
| he;she;it | commemorates |
| we | commemorate |
| you | commemorate |
| they | commemorate |
Perfect
| I | have commemorated |
| you | have commemorated |
| he;she;it | has commemorated |
| we | have commemorated |
| you | have commemorated |
| they | have commemorated |
Past
| I | commemorated |
| you | commemorated |
| he;she;it | commemorated |
| we | commemorated |
| you | commemorated |
| they | commemorated |
Pluperfect
| I | had commemorated |
| you | had commemorated |
| he;she;it | had commemorated |
| we | had commemorated |
| you | had commemorated |
| they | had commemorated |
Future
| I | will commemorate |
| you | will commemorate |
| he;she;it | will commemorate |
| we | will commemorate |
| you | will commemorate |
| they | will commemorate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have commemorated |
| you | will have commemorated |
| he;she;it | will have commemorated |
| we | will have commemorated |
| you | will have commemorated |
| they | will have commemorated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | commemorate |
| you | commemorate |
| he;she;it | commemorate |
| we | commemorate |
| you | commemorate |
| they | commemorate |
Perfect
| I | have commemorated |
| you | have commemorated |
| he;she;it | have commemorated |
| we | have commemorated |
| you | have commemorated |
| they | have commemorated |
Imperfect
| I | commemorated |
| you | commemorated |
| he;she;it | commemorated |
| we | commemorated |
| you | commemorated |
| they | commemorated |
Pluperfect
| I | had commemorated |
| you | had commemorated |
| he;she;it | had commemorated |
| we | had commemorated |
| you | had commemorated |
| they | had commemorated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would commemorate |
| you | would commemorate |
| he;she;it | would commemorate |
| we | would commemorate |
| you | would commemorate |
| they | would commemorate |
Perfect
| I | would have commemorated |
| you | would have commemorated |
| he;she;it | would have commemorated |
| we | would have commemorated |
| you | would have commemorated |
| they | would have commemorated |
Imperative
| you | commemorate |
| we | Let's commemorate |
| you | commemorate |
Verbs conjugated like 'commemorate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'commemorate'
commacerate,
commensurate,
commentate,
commigrate,
commiserate,
memorate,
rememorate,
camerate,
camphorate,
coevaporate,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
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.
Sample Sentences
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On November 11th we commemorate the fallen with a march.
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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:]
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The cenotaph commemorates the fallen.