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commemorate

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com⋅mem⋅o⋅rate

  [kuh-mem-uh-reyt]
Use commemorate in a Sentence
–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.
Origin:
1590–1600; < L commemorātus (ptp. of commemorāre) to recall, put on record, equiv. to com- com- + memor mindful + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
com⋅mem⋅o⋅ra⋅ble, adjective
com⋅mem⋅o⋅ra⋅tor, noun
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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

  1. To honor the memory of with a ceremony. See Synonyms at observe.

  2. To serve as a memorial to.


[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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