SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
commemorate
verb
To honor the memory of a person or event.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Honor a memory
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Usage distinction
Return to topCelebrate may sound festive; commemorate also fits solemn remembrance.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See commemorate in use
The mural will commemorate the volunteers who restored the station.
Before a fictional neighborhood cafe changed owners, regular visitors arranged a small evening to commemorate the years it had hosted their reading group.
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