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commemorate

verb

/kəˈmɛmɔˌreɪt/

Meaning

To honor and remember someone or something through a ceremony or action.

The statue was built to commemorate the fallen heroes.

honor, celebrate, remember, memorialize

forget, ignore

commemorate an event, commemorate a person, commemorate anniversary

to surround a place with armed forces to capture it; to overwhelm with requests or attention

To come between people, groups, or events, often to prevent conflict or improve a situation.

to give a title or designation to someone or something

To represent or embody a quality, idea, or concept in human form.

Make or become stronger; reinforce or fortify something physically, mentally, or emotionally.

to be afraid of something; to feel anxiety about something that might happen