commemorate
verb
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When you remember something, you are mindful of it. It's appropriate, therefore, that commemorate and other related memory-associated words (including memorable, memorial, remember, and memory itself) come from the Latin root memor, meaning "mindful." English speakers have been marking the memory of important events with commemorate since the late 16th century.
Examples of commemorate in a Sentence
Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 27 June 2024
The event commemorated the Kansas City Chiefs’ win at the 2024 Super Bowl win in February against the San Francisco 49ers.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 26 June 2024
The Capitals will celebrate and commemorate their golden anniversary — including happier moments from the past half-century — throughout the 2024-25 season with a variety of initiatives, logos and wordmarks, some of which were revealed Monday.
—Scott Allen, Washington Post, 24 June 2024
Hezbollah supporters watch a speech given by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on June 19 during a ceremony to commemorate the death of senior commander Taleb Sami Abdullah, 55, who was killed by an Israeli strike in south Lebanon.
—Firas Maksad, TIME, 22 June 2024
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“Commemorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commemorate. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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