v.tr. 1 celebrate in speech or writing. 2 a preserve in memory by some celebration. b (of a stone, plaque, etc.) be a memorial of. commemorative adj. commemorator n.
[ L commemorare (as COM-, memorare relate f. memor mindful) ]
COMMEMORATE
Meaning of COMMEMORATE in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012