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- Dictionarycommemorate/kəˈmɛməreɪt/
verb
- 1. recall and show respect for (someone or something): "a wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate the war dead"
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The meaning of COMMEMORATE is to call to remembrance. How to use commemorate in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Commemorate.
COMMEMORATE definition: 1. to remember officially and give respect to a great person or event, especially by a public…. Learn more.
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 meaning: 1. to remember officially and give respect to a great person or event, especially by a public…. Learn more.
To commemorate an important event or person means to remember them by means of a special action, ceremony, or specially-created object. One room contained a gallery of paintings commemorating great moments in baseball history.
1. To honor the memory of (a person or event, for example), especially with a ceremony. See Synonyms at observe. 2. To serve as a memorial to: The statue commemorates the discovery of anesthesia.
To commemorate something means to remember something and by doing so to honor it, as in “We would like to commemorate his many years of past service by presenting him with this lovely gold watch.”
commemorate something/somebody to remind people of an important event or person from the past with a special action or object; to exist to remind people of a person or an event from the past. A series of movies will be shown to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of his death. A plaque commemorates the battle.
to do something to show you remember an important person or event in the past with respect: A ceremony will be held to commemorate the battle. commemoration. noun [ U ] uk / kəˌmeməˈreɪʃ ə n / us. a march in commemoration of the war of independence.
To commemorate an important event or person means to remember them by means of a special action, ceremony, or specially-created object.
