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to commemorate
01
to recall and show respect for an important person, event, etc. from the past with an action or in a ceremony
Transitive: to commemorate a person or event
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
commemorate
3rd person singular
commemorates
Present participle
commemorating
Past simple
commemorated
Past participle
commemorated
Examples
The city holds an annual ceremony to commemorate the sacrifices of war veterans.
02
to honor or remember a person or event by holding a special ceremony in their memory
Transitive: to commemorate a person or event
Examples
The monument commemorates the soldiers who lost their lives in the war.
Lexical Tree
commemorating
commemoration
commemorative
commemorate
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