Definition of Commemorate
Commemorate
com·mem·o·rate
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
To honor or celebrate a person, event, or occasion with a ceremony or memorial.
e.g. The city will commemorate the anniversary of its founding with a parade.
(verb)
to mark or observe some notable occasion with a ceremony, to hold a celebration in honor of a person, event, or situation;
e.g. The community held a ceremony to commemorate the war hero.
(verb)
to serve as a reminder or memorial of something or someone, used to describe a structure;
e.g. These statues were built to commemorate their sacrifices.
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