commemorate

com·mem·o·rate

Use commemorate in a sentence

verb

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

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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commemorate

transitive verb

-·rat·ed, -·rat·ing

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

Origin of commemorate

from Classical Latin commemoratus, past participle of commemorare, to call to mind from com-, intensive + memorare, to remind: see memory

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commemorate

transitive verb

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

To honor the memory of (a person or event, for example), especially with a ceremony. See Synonyms at observe.
To serve as a memorial to: The statue commemorates the discovery of anesthesia.

Origin of commemorate

Latin commemorāre commemorāt- to remind com- intensive pref. ; see com- . memorāre to remind ( from memor mindful ; see (s)mer-¹ in Indo-European roots.)

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com·mem′o·ra′tor
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