commemorate-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: honor with or be a memorial

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1 COMMEMORATE NP2 (with) (NP3)

Examples:
The sculpture commemorates Lincoln's only visit to the city in
April 1865.
We commemorated the dead with a memorial to Renato Beluche.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: commemorate.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 2: mark by ceremony, call to remembrance

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1 COMMEMORATE NP2

Examples:
They commemorated the anniversary by joining in demonstrations for
peace that mobilized citizens all across the world.
Not long ago, we commemorated the anniversary of the September 11th
terrorist attacks.
Saturday commemorated the anniversary of when the final spike was
driven into the railroad ties of the first transcontinental railroad.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2