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commemorating

commemorating is the present participle and gerund of commemorate.

Meaning of commemorate

Verb

commemorate (third-person singular simple present commemorates, present participle commemorating, simple past and past participle commemorated)

  1. (transitive) To honour the memory of someone or something with a ceremony or object.
    • On November 11th we commemorate the fallen with a march.
    Synonyms:
    memorialize
  2. (transitive) To serve as a memorial to someone or something.
    • The cenotaph commemorates the fallen.

See all 3 meanings of commemorate

Questions about commemorating

What is commemorating the present participle and gerund of?
Commemorating is the present participle and gerund of commemorate.

Words near commemorating in the dictionary

  1. commemorate
  2. commemorated
  3. commemorates
  4. commemoratest
  5. commemorateth
  6. commemorating
  7. commemoration
  8. commemorational
  9. commemorations
  10. commemorative
  11. commemoratively

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