Meaning & use
commemorate
To honor the memory of a person or event, especially through a ceremony, monument, or celebration.
See it in a sentence
The city built a statue to commemorate the soldiers who died in the war.
Every year the school commemorates its founding with a special assembly.
A note on using this word
"Commemorate" always looks back at something worth remembering; it is not used for ordinary or upcoming events.
Words with a similar meaning
honormemorialize
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