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- to show honor to the memory of an important person or event in a special way: The ceremonies commemorated the 20th anniversary of the founding of the school.
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Definition of commemorate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
keep, observe, celebrate, commemorate mean to notice or honor a day, occasion, or deed. keep stresses the idea of not neglecting or violating. kept the Sabbath by refraining from work. observe suggests marking the occasion by ceremonious performance. not all holidays are observed nationally.
to remember officially and give respect to a great person or event, especially by a public ceremony or by making a statue or special building: Gathered all together in this church, we commemorate those who lost their lives in the war. A statue has been built to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the poet's birthday.
What does the verb commemorate mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb commemorate , one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
to remember officially and give respect to a great person or event, especially by a public ceremony or by making a statue or special building: Gathered all together in this church, we commemorate those who lost their lives in the war. A statue has been built to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the poet's birthday.
To commemorate an important event or person means to remember them by means of a special action, ceremony, or specially-created object.
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.
