v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Commemorated; p. pr. & vb. n. Commemorating. ] [ L. commemoratus, p. p. of commemorare to remember; com- + memorare to mention, fr. memor mindful. See Memory. ] To call to remembrance by a special act or observance; to celebrate with honor and solemnity; to honor, as a person or event, by some act of respect or affection, intended to preserve the remembrance of the person or event; as, to commemorate the sufferings and dying love of our Savior by the sacrament of the Lord's Supper; to commemorate the Declaration of Independence by the observance of the Fourth of July. [ 1913 Webster ] We are called upon to commemorate a revolution. Atterbury. Syn. -- See Celebrate. [ 1913 Webster ] |