Synonyms:
commemorate, mark
Meaning: mark by some ceremony or observation; "The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade"
Synonyms:
commemorate, remember
Meaning: call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony; "We remembered the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz"; "Remember the dead of the First World War"
Usage examples
Plentiful provisions were next carried on board and a great feast was held to commemorate the completion of the ark.
One of these monuments is to commemorate a calamity--the conflagration of Sixteen Hundred Sixty-six--and the others are in honor of deeds of war.
When we were nearly come to the last round of the punch, I addressed myself to Traddles, and reminded him that we must not separate, without wishing our friends health, happiness, and success in their new career. I begged Mr. Micawber to fill us bumpers, and proposed the toast in due form: shaking hands with him across the table, and kissing Mrs. Micawber, to commemorate that eventful occasion.