Both Uses of
commemorate
in
1984, by Orwell
- There were occasions when Big Brother devoted his Order for the Day to commemorating some humble, rank-and-file Party member whose life and death he held up as an example worthy to be followed.†
p. 46.5commemorating = marking by some ceremony or observation
- Today he should commemorate Comrade Ogilvy.†
p. 46.5 *commemorate = mark by some ceremony or observation
Definition:
to honor or remember someone or something -- especially through a ceremony or symbol