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The definition of commemorate means to have a ceremony or build a monument to honor a person or an event.

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Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is an example of to commemorate.
Visiting the National September 11 Memorial is an example of to commemorate.

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See commemorate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb commemorated, commemorating

to honor the memory of, as by a ceremony
to keep alive the memory of; serve as a memorial to

Origin: < L commemoratus, pp. of commemorare, to call to mind < com-, intens. + memorare, to remind: see memory

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commemorator noun

See commemorate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb com·mem·o·rat·ed, com·mem·o·rat·ing, com·mem·o·rates

To honor the memory of with a ceremony. See Synonyms at observe.
To serve as a memorial to.

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Origin: Latin commemorāre, commemorāt-, to remind

Origin: : com-, intensive pref.; see com-

Origin: + memorāre, to remind (from memor, mindful; see (s)mer-¹ in Indo-European roots)

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Related Forms:

com·memˈo·raˌtor noun

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