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celebrates


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  celebrate 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  celebrate 
 
  Sense  1 
  observe,  celebrate,  keep 
  =>  commemorate,  mark 
  =>  mourn 
  =>  solemnize,  solemnise 
 
  Sense  2 
  celebrate,  fete 
  =>  revel,  racket,  make  whoopie,  make  merry,  make  happy,  whoop  it  up  wassail 
  =>  party 
  =>  receive 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  celebrate 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  celebrate 
 
  Sense  1 
  observe,  celebrate,  keep 
  =>  commemorate,  mark 
  =>  mourn 
  =>  solemnize,  solemnise 
 
  Sense  2 
  celebrate,  fete 
  =>  revel,  racket,  make  whoopie,  make  merry,  make  happy,  whoop  it  up  wassail 
  =>  carouse,  roister,  riot 
  =>  party 
  =>  receive 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  celebrate 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  celebrate 
 
  3  senses  of  celebrate 
 
  Sense  1 
  observe,  celebrate,  keep 
 
  Sense  2 
  celebrate,  fete 
  =>  meet  get  together 
 
  Sense  3 
  lionize,  celebrate 
  =>  respect,  honor,  honour,  abide  by  observe 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  celebrate 
 
  celebrate  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  celebrate 
 
  Sense  1 
  observe,  celebrate,  keep 
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  Sense  2 
  celebrate,  fete 
  =>  meet  get  together 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  lionize,  celebrate 
  =>  respect,  honor,  honour,  abide  by  observe 
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  Overview  of  verb  celebrate 
 
  The  verb  celebrate  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (11)  observe,  celebrate,  keep  --  (celebrate,  as  of  holidays  or  rites;  "Keep  the  commandments";  "celebrate  Christmas";  "Observe  Yom  Kippur") 
  2.  (6)  celebrate,  fete  --  (have  a  celebration;  "They  were  feting  the  patriarch  of  the  family";  "After  the  exam,  the  students  were  celebrating") 
  3.  (2)  lionize,  celebrate  --  (assign  great  social  importance  to  "The  film  director  was  celebrated  all  over  Hollywood";  "The  tenor  was  lionized  in  Vienna") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  celebrate 
 
  The  verb  celebrate  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (11)  observe,  celebrate,  keep  --  (celebrate,  as  of  holidays  or  rites;  "Keep  the  commandments";  "celebrate  Christmas";  "Observe  Yom  Kippur") 
  2.  (6)  celebrate,  fete  --  (have  a  celebration;  "They  were  feting  the  patriarch  of  the  family";  "After  the  exam,  the  students  were  celebrating") 
  3.  (2)  lionize,  celebrate  --  (assign  great  social  importance  to  "The  film  director  was  celebrated  all  over  Hollywood";  "The  tenor  was  lionized  in  Vienna") 



celebrates definition