commemorate
Translation
to commemorate, to remember, to celebrate
Examples
They built a statue to commemorate the soldiers.
They built a statue to commemorate the soldiers.
This event commemorates the founding of our city.
This event commemorates the founding of our city.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to honour the memory of (sth.) They built a statue to commemorate the soldiers.
Similar Words
Synonyms: celebrate, honour, remember; Antonyms: forget, ignore
Etymology
From Latin 'com-' (together) + 'memorare' (to bring to mind). Literally, 'to bring to mind together'.
Memory Tips
Think of 'come' and 'memory'. People 'come' together to share a 'memory' of an event or person.