English-French translations for commemorate

• commémorer
  Que souhaitons-nous commémorer, et comment? What do we want to commemorate, and how?
  Ainsi, nous allons la commémorer de la meilleure manière possible. In this way we will commemorate her in the best possible way.
  Des cérémonies seront également organisées à Luxembourg pour commémorer cet événement. There will also be ceremonies to commemorate this event in Luxembourg.

Definition of commemorate

• To honour the memory of someone or something with a ceremony or object
• To serve as a memorial to someone or something

Examples

• On November 11th we commemorate the fallen with a march
• The cenotaph commemorates the fallen

Related words

• commemoration
• commemorative
• commemoratory
• commemoratively
• commemoration day
• commemorative coin
• commemorative speech
• commemorative stone
• commemorative plaque