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celebrate
I. celebrate adjective
Etymology: Middle English celebrat, from Latin celebratus
obsolete : celebrated
II. cel·e·brate \-ˌbrāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin celebratus, past participle of celebrare to frequent, celebrate, from celebr-, celeber much frequented, famous; akin to Latin celer swift — more at celerity
transitive verb
1. : to perform (a sacrament or solemn ceremony) publicly and with appropriate rites : solemnize
< celebrate the mass >
< celebrate a marriage >
2.
a. : to honor (as a holy day or feast day) by conducting or engaging in religious, commemorative, or other solemn ceremonies or by refraining from ordinary business
b. : to demonstrate grateful and happy satisfaction in (as an anniversary or event) by engaging in festivities, indulgence, merrymaking, or other similar deviation from accustomed routine
< as though he had had a drink or two — which indeed he might have had in reality, to celebrate the occasion — Joseph Conrad >
3. : to proclaim or broadcast for the attention of a wide public
< that bloody nationalism which celebrated itself on so large a scale in 1914-1918 — Francis Hackett >
4.
a. : to portray with a high valuation and usually in enhanced or poetic form or in exalted interpretation in a way to contribute to public awareness, edification, or enjoyment : hold up or play up for public acclaim or homage : extol, glorify
< verses celebrating the personal idiosyncrasy of the Yankee farmer >
< American fiction had regularly celebrated the American village as the natural home of the pleasant virtues — Carl Van Doren >
b. : to commemorate in appreciative interpretation for posterity especially in some literary or art form
< his birthplace, celebrated by him in his early poetry — Padraic Colum >
< the sort of beauty that is celebrated by the heroic male sculptures in the fountains of Rome — Tennessee Williams >
intransitive verb
1. : to observe a holiday, perform a religious ceremony, or take part in a festival
< in an Eastern liturgy several priests may celebrate together >
< in the Western mass, the priests celebrate in the Latin fashion >
2.
a. : to observe the occasion of an achievement, reunion, anniversary, or other notable occasion with gaiety
b. : to engage in hilarious festivities usually including drinking
Synonyms: see keep |