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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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COMMEMORATE definition: 1. to remember officially and give respect to a great person or event, especially by a public…. Learn more.
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: to serve as a memorial or reminder of. See examples of COMMEMORATE used in a sentence.
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.”
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 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.
