v.
Pronunciation: k ə - ' me-m ə - ˌ r ā t
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -rat · ed ; -rat · ing
Etymology: Latin commemoratus, past participle of commemorare, from com- + memorare to remind of, from memor mindful ― more at MEMORY
Date: 1599
1 : to call to remembrance
2 : to mark by some ceremony or observation : OBSERVE < commemorate an anniversary>
3 : to serve as a memorial of <a plaque that commemorate s the battle>
synonyms see KEEP
– com · mem · o · ra · tor \ - ˌ r ā -t ə r \ noun