Main Entry: com·mem·o·rate

Pronunciation: \kə-ˈme-mə-ˌrāt\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): com·mem·o·rat·ed; com·mem·o·rat·ing

Etymology: Latin commemoratus, past participle of commemorare, from com- + memorare to remind of, from memor mindful — more at memory

Date: 1599

1 : to call to remembrance
2 : to mark by some ceremony or observation : observe <commemorate an anniversary>
3 : to serve as a memorial of <a plaque that commemorates the battle>

synonyms see keep

— com·mem·o·ra·tor \-ˌrā-tər\ noun