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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.
verb. /kəˈmeməreɪt/ Verb Forms. 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 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 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.
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.
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.
commemorate. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English com‧mem‧o‧rate /kəˈmeməreɪt/ verb [transitive] to do something to show that you remember and respect someone important or an important event in the past a parade to commemorate the town’s bicentenary —commemorative /kəˈmemərətɪv/ adjective a commemorative plaque → ...
