commemorate

[ kuh-mem-uh-reyt ]
/ kəˈmɛm əˌreɪt /

verb (used with object), com·mem·o·rat·ed, com·mem·o·rat·ing.

to serve as a memorial or reminder of: The monument commemorates the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
to honor the memory of by some observance: to commemorate the dead by a moment of silence; to commemorate Bastille Day.
to make honorable mention of.

Origin of commemorate

1590–1600; < Latin commemorātus (past participle of commemorāre) to recall, put on record, equivalent to com- com- + memor mindful + -ātus -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM commemorate

com·mem·o·ra·ble, adjective com·mem·o·ra·tor, noun un·com·mem·o·rat·ed, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for commemorable

commemorate
/ (kəˈmɛməˌreɪt) /

verb

(tr) to honour or keep alive the memory of

Derived forms of commemorate

commemorative or commemoratory, adjective commemoratively, adverb commemorator, noun

Word Origin for commemorate

C16: from Latin commemorāre be mindful of, from com- (intensive) + memorāre to remind, from memor mindful