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Definition of Celebrate
1. Verb. Behave as expected during of holidays or rites. "Observe Yom Kippur"
Specialized synonyms: Commemorate, Mark, Mourn, Solemnise, Solemnize
Derivative terms: Celebrant, Celebration, Celebration, Celebration, Celebrator, Observance, Observant
2. Verb. Have a celebration. "After the exam, the students were celebrating"
Generic synonyms: Get Together, Meet
Specialized synonyms: Jubilate, Jollify, Make Happy, Make Merry, Make Whoopie, Racket, Revel, Wassail, Whoop It Up, Party, Receive
Derivative terms: Celebrant, Celebration, Celebration, Celebrator, Celebratory, Fete
3. Verb. Assign great social importance to. "The tenor was lionized in Vienna"
Generic synonyms: Abide By, Honor, Honour, Observe, Respect
Derivative terms: Lion
Definition of Celebrate
1. v. t. To extol or honor in a solemn manner; as, to celebrate the name of the Most High.
Definition of Celebrate
1. Verb. (transitive) To extol or honour in a solemn manner. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To honour by rites, by ceremonies of joy and respect, or by refraining from ordinary business; to observe duly; to keep. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) To engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To perform or participate in, as a sacrament or solemn rite; to solemnize; to perform with appropriate rites. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Celebrate
1. [v -BRATED, -BRATING, -BRATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Celebrate
Literary usage of Celebrate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings by Royal Colonial Institute (Great Britain) (1889)
"A BANQUET to celebrate the twenty-first anniversary of the foundation of the
Institute took place at the Whitehall Rooms, Hotel Metropole, on Wednesday, ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"The songs and legends of Little Russia are called dumy (elegies, ballads), and
celebrate the struggles of the Cossacks and Little Russians against the Turks ..."
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