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commemorate definition
com·memo·rate (kə mem′ə rāt′)
transitive verb commemorated -·rat′ed, commemorating -·rat′·ing
- to honor the memory of, as by a ceremony
- to keep alive the memory of; serve as a memorial to
Etymology: < L commemoratus, pp. of commemorare, to call to mind < com-, intens. + memorare, to remind: see memory
Related Forms:
- commemorator com·mem′o·ra′·tor noun
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