commemorate

//kəˈmem.ə.reɪt//
B2Frequency Level 11Formal
Visual representation of commemorate

Verb

commemorateInfinitive
commemoratePresent tense
commemoratedPast tense
commemoratedPast participle
commemoratingPresent participle
commemoratesThird-person singular
1

To honor the memory of a person or event, especially with a ceremony or by creating a monument.

The city built a statue to commemorate the war heroes.

2

To serve as a memorial or reminder of something significant from the past.

This statue commemorates the founding of the city.