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verb (used with object)
1.
to observe (a day) or commemorate (an event) with ceremonies or festivities: to celebrate Christmas; to celebrate the success of a new play.
2.
to make known publicly; proclaim: The newspaper celebrated the end of the war in red headlines.
3.
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.
4.
to perform with appropriate rites and ceremonies; solemnize: to celebrate a marriage.
verb (used without object)
5.
to observe a day or commemorate an event with ceremonies or festivities.
6.
to perform a religious ceremony, especially Mass or the Lord's Supper.
7.
to have or participate in a party, drinking spree, or uninhibited good time: You look like you were up celebrating all night.
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Celebrator
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Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English < Latin celebrātus past participle of celebrāre to solemnize, celebrate, honor, equivalent to celebr- (stem of celeber) often repeated, famous + -ātus -ate1
1425–75; late Middle English < Latin celebrātus past participle of celebrāre to solemnize, celebrate, honor, equivalent to celebr- (stem of celeber) often repeated, famous + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
cel·e·bra·tive, adjective
cel·e·bra·tor, cel·e·brat·er, noun
pre·cel·e·brate, verb, -brat·ed, -brat·ing.
re·cel·e·brate, verb, -brat·ed, -brat·ing.
EXPANDun·cel·e·brat·ing, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. honor, solemnize. 3. laud, glorify, honor, applaud, commend.
1. honor, solemnize. 3. laud, glorify, honor, applaud, commend.
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Word Origin & History
celebrate
1465, from L. celebratus pp. of celebrare "to frequent in great numbers, assemble to honor," from celeber "frequented, populous." Celebrated "much-talked-about" is from 1665.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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