commemorate

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verb

1. To honor or keep alive the memory of: memorialize. See remember/forget.
2. To mark (a day or an event) with ceremonies of respect, festivity, or rejoicing: celebrate, keep, observe, solemnize. See remember/forget.

v

Definition: honor, observe occasion
Antonyms: dishonor, forget, neglect

IN BRIEF: To honor and remember with respect.

The statue was placed in the park to commemorate the mayor.

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• Approval, Respect, and Recognition - commemorate: (vb) honor memory by ceremony or observance

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Common misspelling(s) of commemorate

• commemmorate

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - fejre, mindes

Nederlands (Dutch)
herdenken, een herdenkingsteken zijn (van beeld etc.)

Français (French)
v. tr. - commémorer

Deutsch (German)
v. - gedenken

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - τιμώ τη μνήμη, εορτάζω (ιστορική επέτειο)

Italiano (Italian)
commemorare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - comemorar

Русский (Russian)
увековечить, ознаменовать, праздновать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - conmemorar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - fira/hedra minnet av, bevara minnet av

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
纪念

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 紀念

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 기념하다, 공경하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 祝う, 記念となる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) أحيا أو خلد ذكرى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הנציח‬

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