Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To mention for remembrance; commemorate.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb obsolete To commemorate.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun folklore An oral narrative from memory relating a personal experience, especially the precursor of a legend.
  • verb obsolete To commemorate
  • verb obsolete To memorize

Etymologies

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From Latin memoratus, past participle of memorare ("to bring to remembrance, mention, recount"), from memor ("remembering"); see memory.

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Examples

  • Rolling Stone put us on the cover (me in lascivious cheerleader drag) to com - memorate our receiving their reader awards for Artist of the Year, Band of the Year, Best Album, and Best Single ( "Dreams").

    ɘloЯ 2010

  • Volum us insuper et ordinamus quod Abbas ejusdem monasterii qui pro tempore fuerit de cousensu saniorum de Conventu specialiter constituat unum monachum providum et discretum ad recipiendum ordinandum et expendendum totam summam pecunie memorate pro utilitate conventus secundum votum et intencionem mentis nostre superius annotatum et ad reddendum fidele compotum coram Abbate et Maioribus de Conventu singulis annis de pecunia sic recepta.

    The Monastery 2008

  • So I was reminded of, and should like to memorate, some things that Eliot said about I.A. Richards in 1927, which Steiner had no need to mention but which are apt to his book.

    Playboy of the Western Word Ricks, Christopher 1971

  • Volum us insuper et ordinamus quod Abbas ejusdem monasterii qui pro tempore fuerit de cousensu saniorum de Conventu specialiter constituat unum monachum providum et discretum ad recipiendum ordinandum et expendendum totam summam pecunie memorate pro utilitate conventus secundum votum et intencionem mentis nostre superius annotatum et ad reddendum fidele compotum coram Abbate et Maioribus de Conventu singulis annis de pecunia sic recepta.

    The Monastery Walter Scott 1801

  • Vezi ca am renuntat la apstroful din coada nick-ului zugravu ... cica de'aia au fost probleme cu unele comentarii de-a mele (nu erau memorate pe site, poate iti amintesti).

    Blogul iubitorilor de seriale Tv - TvBlog 2009

  • Vezi ca am renuntat la apstroful din coada nick-ului zugravu ... cica de'aia au fost probleme cu unele comentarii de-a mele (nu erau memorate pe site, poate iti amintesti).

    Blogul iubitorilor de seriale Tv - TvBlog 2009

  • To sum up the whole in a word: to keep the Sabbath, to worship God in publick. to make a publick profession of religion, to be baptized, to com - memorate the death of Chiist, to form into a church or religious society, and to exercise a proper watch and discipline over one another, are the principal positive duties enjoined upon christians under the gospel dis - pensation.

    Sermons on various important subjects of doctrine and practice 1812

  • The city of Worcester may appropriate a sum not exceed - ing seventy-five hundred dollars for the purpose of providing a suitable gift for the U.S. S. "Worcester" to properly com - memorate the dedication and commissioning of the afore - said ship.

    Acts and resolves passed by the General Court 1663

  • It is suggested and requested that this Commonwealth make an appropriation to erect for said monument a bronze statue of a soldier of colonel Glover's regiment to com - memorate the distinguished services so rendered by the soldiers of Massachusetts.

    Acts and resolves passed by the General Court 1663

  • A commission of five persons, to be known as the Provincetown Tercentenary Commission, shall be ap - pointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the council, for the purpose of establishing at Provincetown and in the neighboring towns permanent memorials to com - memorate the three hundredth anni\ersary of the signing of the compact in the cabin of the Mayflower and the first landing of the Pilgrims on American soil.

    Acts and resolves passed by the General Court 1663

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  • Hunh. Who knew?

    June 5, 2014

  • Hunh?

    *pulls acorn out of ruzuzu's nose*

    June 5, 2014

  • Thanks, bilby.

    *begins work on "The Legend of the Nose-Acorn Pulling Bilby"*

    June 6, 2014

  • Whenever I see 'nose acorn' I remember the movie Totall Recall.

    June 6, 2014

  • I think I'll plant it and see if it grows into a ruzuzu tree.

    June 6, 2014