commemorate

Etymology

From Latin commemorare, from com- + memorare (“to remind of”); see memory.

verb

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.
   On the anniversary of Korczak's murder, Israel commemorated him with a special postal issue. As a stamp collector and philatelic columnist, it pleased me greatly when other countries followed Israel's example in honoring him. 2009, Naava Piatka, No Goodbyes: A Father-Daughter Memoir of Love, War and Resurrection, page 98
2. (transitive) To serve as a memorial to someone or something.
   The cenotaph commemorates the fallen.