Celebrate

['selɪbreɪt] or ['sɛlɪbret]

Definition

(verb.) have a celebration; 'They were feting the patriarch of the family'; 'After the exam, the students were celebrating'.

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Definition

(v. t.) To extol or honor in a solemn manner; as, to celebrate the name of the Most High.

(v. t.) To honor by solemn rites, by ceremonies of joy and respect, or by refraining from ordinary business; to observe duly; to keep; as, to celebrate a birthday.

(v. t.) To perform or participate in, as a sacrament or solemn rite; to solemnize; to perform with appropriate rites; as, to celebrate a marriage.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Praise, extol, laud, magnify, glorify, bless, commend, give praise to, make famous.[2]. Commemorate, solemnize, honor, keep, observe, do honor to.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

[See HONOR]

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Definition

v.t. to make famous: to distinguish by solemn ceremonies as a festival or an event: to perform with proper rites and ceremonies as mass the eucharist marriage &c.: to publish the praises of.—n. Cel′ebrant one who celebrates: the principal officiant at the holy communion.—adj. Cel′ebrated distinguished: famous.—ns. Celebrā′tion act of celebrating any solemn ceremony as the eucharist (high if with music &c.; low if without): an extolling; Celebrāt′or one who celebrates; Celeb′rity the condition of being celebrated: fame: notoriety: a person of distinction or fame.

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Examples

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