commemorate
verb (used with object)
to serve as a memorial or reminder of.
commemorated
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past participleof commemorate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof commemorate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
commemorateverb (used with object)to serve as a memorial or reminder of.
Example Sentences
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Some were traveling to funerals, weddings and family reunions that the poet laureate commemorated in a poem written in minutes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
The United States commemorated the 25th anniversary of the devastating September 11, 2001 attacks Friday with a poignant ceremony in New York marked by President Donald Trump's absence and searing criticism from victims' relatives.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Old friend Rafael Nadal is already commemorated with a statue outside Roland-Garros.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Several batters later, however, Yan commemorated his second major league strikeout similarly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
That second, stable school year was one of the things Our World commemorated when it came out in June of 1944.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
