Tribute vs Commemorate - What's the difference?
tribute | commemorate |
An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift.
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A payment made by one nation to another in submission.
Extortion; protection money.
A payment made by a feudal vassal to his lord.
(mining) A certain proportion of the mined ore, or of its value, given to the miner as payment.
To pay as tribute.
To honour the memory of someone or something with a ceremony.
* On November 11th we commemorate the fallen with a march.
To serve as a memorial to someone or something.
* The cenotaph commemorates the fallen.
In transitive terms the difference between tribute and commemorate
is that tribute is to pay as tribute while commemorate is to serve as a memorial to someone or something.As a noun tribute
is an acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift.tribute
English
(wikipedia tribute)Noun
(en noun)- Please accept this as a tribute of our thanks.
- the passing tribute of a sigh
- The Ancient Romans made their conquered countries pay tribute .
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