English-German translations for commemorate

• erinnern an
• gedenken
  Wessen möchten wir gedenken und wie? What do we want to commemorate, and how?
  So werden wir ihrer am besten gedenken. In this way we will commemorate her in the best possible way.
  Meine Damen und Herren Abgeordneten, heute gedenken wir des Kampfes der Frauen für die Gleichstellung. Honourable Members, today, we commemorate women's fight for equality.

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