kəˈmeməˌrāt, usu -ād.+V transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin commemoratus, past participle of commemorare to remind of, mention, from com- + memorare, from memor mindful — more at memory
1. : to call to remembrance (as by speech, writing, or ceremony) : make mention of — now chiefly in ecclesiastical use
2. : to mark by some ceremony or observation : celebrate , observe
commemorate a holiday
commemorate an anniversary
3. : to be a memorial of : preserve the remembrance of
a tablet commemorates his patriotic activities
Synonyms: see keep