Commemorate Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

COMMEMORATE meaning: 1 : to exist or be done in order to remind people of (an important event or person from the past); 2 : to do something special in order ... TheBritannicaDictionary mobilesearch Home AsktheEditor WordoftheDay Quizzes CoreVocabulary BrowsetheDictionary × BritannicaHomepage AsktheEditor WordoftheDay Quizzes CoreVocabulary BrowsetheDictionary TheBritannicaDictionary commemorate 1ENTRIESFOUND: commemorate(verb) commemorate /kəˈmɛməˌreɪt/ verb commemorates; commemorated; commemorating commemorate /kəˈmɛməˌreɪt/ verb commemorates; commemorated; commemorating BritannicaDictionarydefinitionofCOMMEMORATE [+object] 1  : toexistorbedoneinordertoremindpeopleof(animportanteventorpersonfromthepast) Thefestivalcommemoratesthetown'sfounding. Theplaquecommemoratesthebattlethattookplacehere200yearsago. [+]moreexamples [-]hideexamples [+]Examplesentences [-]Hideexamples 2  : todosomethingspecialinordertorememberandhonor(animportanteventorpersonfromthepast) Eachyearonthisdatewecommemorateourancestorswithaspecialceremony. Allofthedirector'sfilmswillbeshowntocommemorate[=observe]the50thanniversaryofhisdeath. [+]moreexamples [-]hideexamples [+]Examplesentences [-]Hideexamples ASKTHEEDITOR WhenshouldIusedon'tanddoesn't? Seetheanswer» QUIZZES VocabularyQuiz Testyourwordpower TaketheQuiz» NameThatThing Takeourvisualquiz TestYourKnowledge» WORDOFTHEDAY artifact :asimpleobject(suchasatoolorweapon)thatwasmadebypeopleinthepast LearnMore» AboutUs&LegalInfo PartnerProgram ContactUs PrivacyNotice TermsofUse PronunciationSymbols Help ©2022EncyclopædiaBritannica,Inc.