'Celebrate' definitions:
Definition of 'celebrate'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Celebrate'
From: GCIDE
- Celebrate \Cel"e*brate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Celebrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Celebrating.] [L. celebratus, p. p. of celebrare to frequent, to celebrate, fr. celeber famous.]
- 1. To extol or honor in a solemn manner; as, to celebrate the name of the Most High. [1913 Webster]
- 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
- From even unto even shall ye celebrate your Sabbath. --Lev. xxiii. 32. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To perform or participate in, as a sacrament or solemn rite; to solemnize; to perform with appropriate rites; as, to celebrate a marriage.
- Syn: To commemorate; distinguish; honor.
- Usage: To Celebrate, Commemorate. We commemorate events which we desire to keep in remembrance, when we recall them by some special observace; as, to commemorate the death of our Savior. We celebrate by demonstrations of joy or solemnity or by appropriate ceremonies; as, to celebrate the birthday of our Independence. [1913 Webster]
- We are called upon to commemorate a revolution as surprising in its manner as happy in its consequences. --Atterbury. [1913 Webster]
- Earth, water, air, and fire, with feeling glee, Exult to celebrate thy festival. --Thomson. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'celebrate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- administer Communion,
- adulate,
- advertise,
- apotheosize,
- attend Communion,
- attend Mass,
- beat the drum,
- belaud,
- bepraise,
- blare,
- blare forth,
- blaze,
- blaze abroad,
- blazon,
- blazon about,
- bless,
- bless the Lord,
- blow the trumpet,
- blow up,
- boast of,
- brag about,
- broadcast,
- carouse,
- celebrate Mass,
- commemorate,
- communicate,
- consecrate,
- conventionalize,
- cry,
- cry out,
- cry up,
- cut loose,
- debauch,
- declaim,
- dedicate,
- deify,
- dignify,
- doxologize,
- dress ship,
- emblazon,
- eulogize,
- exalt,
- extol,
- fire a salute,
- flatter,
- formalize,
- glorify,
- glorify the Lord,
- hallow,
- hell around,
- herald,
- herald abroad,
- hero-worship,
- hold,
- hold jubilee,
- honor,
- hymn,
- idolize,
- jollify,
- jolly,
- jubilate,
- jubilize,
- keep,
- lark,
- laud,
- let go,
- let loose,
- let off steam,
- lionize,
- maffick,
- magnify,
- make merry,
- make much of,
- make whoopee,
- mark,
- memorialize,
- observe,
- overpraise,
- panegyrize,
- party,
- pay tribute,
- perform,
- porter aux nues,
- praise,
- praise God,
- proclaim,
- promulgate,
- publicize,
- puff,
- puff up,
- raise hell,
- receive the Sacrament,
- rejoice in,
- revel,
- ritualize,
- roister,
- salute,
- sanctify,
- see life,
- shout,
- signalize,
- sing praises,
- skylark,
- solemnize,
- solemnly mark,
- sound a fanfare,
- spree,
- step out,
- stylize,
- thunder,
- thunder forth,
- trumpet,
- trumpet forth,
- wanton,
- wassail,
- whoop it up