Commemorate

Origin

From Latin commemorare, from com- + memorare to remind of (see memory).

Full definition of commemorate

Verb

1. (transitive) To honour the memory of someone or something with a ceremony.
• On November 11th we commemorate the fallen with a march.
2. (transitive) To serve as a memorial to someone or something.
• The cenotaph commemorates the fallen.

Synonyms

• memorialize

Derived terms

• commemorative
• commemoration