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commemorate (verb), commemorates; commemorated; commemorating
1. To recall and to show respect for someone or something in a ceremony: There was a wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate those who died during the wars.
2. To serve as a memorial to someone: There was a stone for Jimmy, commemorating the boy who died of a heart attack.
3. To mark an important event: There are many places that commemorate special anniversaries of things that have happened in the past.
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