Definitions for celebrate
ˈsɛl əˌbreɪtcel·e·brate

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. observe, celebrate, keepverb

   behave as expected during of holidays or rites

   "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur"

2. celebrate, feteverb

   have a celebration

   "They were feting the patriarch of the family"; "After the exam, the students were celebrating"

3. lionize, lionise, celebrateverb

   assign great social importance to

   "The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood"; "The tenor was lionized in Vienna"

Wiktionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. celebrateverb

   To extol or honour in a solemn manner.

   to celebrate the name of the Most High

2. celebrateverb

   To honour by rites, by ceremonies of joy and respect, or by refraining from ordinary business; to observe duly; to keep.

   to celebrate a birthday

3. celebrateverb

   To engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event.

   I was promoted today at worku2014let's celebrate!

4. celebrateverb

   To perform or participate in, as a sacrament or solemn rite; to solemnize; to perform with appropriate rites.

   to celebrate a marriage

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Celebrateverb

   to extol or honor in a solemn manner; as, to celebrate the name of the Most High

2. Celebrateverb

   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

3. Celebrateverb

   to perform or participate in, as a sacrament or solemn rite; to solemnize; to perform with appropriate rites; as, to celebrate a marriage

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Celebrate

   sel′e-brāt, 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. [L. celebrāre, -ātum—celeber, frequented.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. celebrate

   To have a celebration.

   They did celebrate their wedding anniversary every year by having a family gathering.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 16, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Meet
   • Respect

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'celebrate' in Verbs Frequency: #517

How to pronounce celebrate?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say celebrate in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of celebrate in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of celebrate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of celebrate in a Sentence

1. Joe Biden:

   I'm not going to answer any more … Look, it's the Fourth of July, i'm concerned that you guys are asking me questions that I'll answer next week. But this is a holiday weekend, I'm going to celebrate it. There's great things happening.

2. Yaryna Arieva:

   Maybe they( Russia) will just get out from our country and we will have an ability to celebrate normally, i just hope that everything will go normal and we will have our land, we will have our country safe and happy without any Russians in it.

3. Lynda Lopez:

   We just will always be here for each other, but today we celebrate you.

4. Dejan Stojanovic:

   You mark and celebrate errors, transforming failures into successes.

5. Donald Trump:

   For too long, a small group in our nation's Capital has reaped the rewards of government while the people have borne the cost, the establishment protected itself, but not the citizens of our country. Their victories have not been your victories; their triumphs have not been your triumphs; and while they celebrated in our nation's capital, there was little to celebrate for struggling families all across our land. That all changes -- starting right here, and right now.

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