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Meanings of commemorate in English

Portuguese
comemorar
Catalan
immortalitzar

Be or provide a memorial to a person or an event.

comemorar
Portuguese
comemorar
Catalan
commemorar

Mark by some ceremony or observation.

comemorar
Portuguese
comemorar
Catalan
rememorar
Spanish
rememorar

Call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony.

comemorar
Usage of commemorate in English
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The new monument will also commemorate victims of Stalin's repression, Rurua said.
Reuters
2
Let's hope the publication finds a redemptive way to commemorate the day.
Ebony
3
The event will also commemorate Braxton's 25th anniversary in the music industry.
The South African
4
On 16 September, we commemorate World Ozone Day to celebrate this achievement.
The South African
5
Some plaques commemorate movements, moments, events, records or institutions rather than people.
The Guardian
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Leeds United have revealed a new crest to commemorate the club's centenary.
The Irish Times
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We have assembled to commemorate one of the epoch-making events in history.
Something of Men I Have Known / With Some Papers of a General Na...
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But what exactly is going on in this frenetic desire to commemorate.
The Irish Times
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So many major religions involve observances that commemorate suffering in the past.
The new yorker
10
A monument was erected in 1901 to commemorate the Russians who fell.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
11
NASA has organized a series of events to commemorate the 50th anniversary.
Reuters
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That must be the one Menelaus had planted to commemorate the war.
Helen of troy
13
Perhaps I built the church that stands there to commemorate the fact.
Indian Summer
14
Crosses at Auckland's War Memorial Museum commemorate soldiers who died at Passchendale.
Radio NZ
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Heralds-at-arms walked through the city, distributing medals struck to commemorate the coronation.
The Court of the Empress Josephine
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To-day I am trying to commemorate the virtues of a Confederate colleague.
Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of William H. F. Le...
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Ireland
Common
New Zealand
Common
South Africa
Common
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