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
Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2024
The couple commemorated the milestone with a joint post on Instagram, sharing photos from early in their relationship and their wedding day.
—Mckinley Franklin, People.com, 28 Sep. 2024
Union commemorated their decade together by serenading her longtime love.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2024
To commemorate the anniversary, Sherri Crichton, the widow of ER creator and executive producer Michael Crichton, has provided Deadline with exclusive photos of Crichton and his personal typewritten creative notes to John Wells on the first few episodes of the landmark series.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Commemorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commemorate. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.
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