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celebrate
[ sel-uh-breyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to observe (a day) or commemorate (an event) with ceremonies or festivities:
to celebrate Christmas; to celebrate the success of a new play.
Synonyms: ,
- to make known publicly; proclaim:
The newspaper celebrated the end of the war in red headlines.
- to praise widely or to present to widespread and favorable public notice, as through newspapers or novels:
a novel celebrating the joys of marriage; the countryside celebrated in the novels of Hardy.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
- to perform with appropriate rites and ceremonies; solemnize:
to celebrate a marriage.
verb (used without object)
- to observe a day or commemorate an event with ceremonies or festivities.
- to perform a religious ceremony, especially Mass or the Lord's Supper.
- to have or participate in a party, drinking spree, or uninhibited good time:
You look like you were up celebrating all night.
celebrate
/ ˈɛɪˌɪ /
verb
- to rejoice in or have special festivities to mark (a happy day, event, etc)
- tr to observe (a birthday, anniversary, etc)
she celebrates her ninetieth birthday next month
- tr to perform (a solemn or religious ceremony), esp to officiate at (Mass)
- tr to praise publicly; proclaim
Derived Forms
- ˈˌٴǰ, noun
- ˈپ, adjective
- ˈˌٴǰy, adjective
- ˌˈپDz, noun
Other Word Forms
- ···پ adjective
- ···ٴǰ ··· noun
- ···ٴ· [sel, -, uh, -br, uh, -tawr-ee], adjective
- ···ٱ verb precelebrated precelebrating
- ···ٱ verb recelebrated recelebrating
- ܲ····Բ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of celebrate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of celebrate1
Example Sentences
With the 10th City Nature Challenge — a four-day “bioblitz” competition to document urban animals and plants — beginning this week, now seems the perfect time to celebrate our friendly neighborhood fence lizard.
Brethren, let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.
It is where he dashed out into the arena to celebrate when Steve Davis, who he managed for many years, won his first world title in 1981, almost knocking the champion off his feet.
The rowdy crowd celebrated the first playoff game ever hosted at the Intuit Dome.
I take my hat off to Saints fans, because they have stuck with their team through such a dismal season - and maybe they will have something to celebrate when they play Leicester next week.
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