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commemorate
[kuh-mem-uh-reyt]
verb (used with object)
to serve as a memorial or reminder of.
The monument commemorates the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
to honor the memory of by some observance.
to commemorate the dead by a moment of silence; to commemorate Bastille Day.
to make honorable mention of.
commemorate
/ kəˈmɛməˌreɪt /
verb
(tr) to honour or keep alive the memory of
Other Word Forms
- commemorator noun
- commemoratively adverb
- commemorative adjective
- commemorable adjective
- uncommemorated adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of commemorate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of commemorate1
Example Sentences
The L.A. cast has sent a celebratory video to the British cast commemorating the monumental milestone, and the mood behind the scenes before curtain is euphoric.
Columbus Day became a federally recognized holiday in 1971 to commemorate the landing of Columbus in the Americas in October 1492.
"We want peace, and we will have peace, but peace with freedom, with sovereignty," Maduro said at an event commemorating the discovery of the Americas, celebrated in Venezuela as "Indigenous Resistance Day."
Plenty of other renaming ideas have been floated, including changing the name of the Eastern Cape seaside town of Port Alfred, which commemorates Queen Victoria's second son.
Both models resembled the famed Arc de Triomphe in Paris, which was commissioned by the French emperor Napoleon in the early 19th century to commemorate fallen soldiers during his military campaigns.
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