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com⋅mem⋅o⋅rate
[kuh-mem-uh-reyt] 
əˌreɪt
–verb (used with object), -rat⋅ed, -rat⋅ing.
| 1. | to serve as a memorial or reminder of: The monument commemorates the signing of the Declaration of Independence. |
| 2. | to honor the memory of by some observance: to commemorate the dead by a moment of silence; to commemorate Bastille Day. |
| 3. | to make honorable mention of. |
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| com·mem·o·rate (kə-měm'ə-rāt') tr.v. com·mem·o·rat·ed, com·mem·o·rat·ing, com·mem·o·rates
[Latin commemorāre, commemorāt-, to remind : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + memorāre, to remind (from memor, mindful; see (s)mer-1 in Indo-European roots).] com·mem'o·ra'tor n. |
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Commemorate
Com*mem"o*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Commemorated; p. pr. & vb. n. Commemorating.] [L. commemoratus, p. p. of commemorare to remember; com- + memorare to mention, fr. memor mindful. See Memory.] To call to remembrance by a special act or observance; to celebrate with honor and solemnity; to honor, as a person or event, by some act of respect or affection, intended to preserve the remembrance of the person or event; as, to commemorate the sufferings and dying love of our Savior by the sacrament of the Lord's Supper; to commemorate the Declaration of Independence by the observance of the Fourth of July. We are called upon to commemorate a revolution. --Atterbury. Syn: See Celebrate.
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Language Translation for : commemorate
Spanish:
conmemorar,
German:
gedenken,
Japanese:
祝う
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