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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 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. From even unto even shall ye celebrate your Sabbath. --Lev. xxiii. 32. 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. We are called upon to commemorate a revolution as surprising in its manner as happy in its consequences. --Atterbury. Earth, water, air, and fire, with feeling glee, Exult to celebrate thy festival. --Thomson. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: celebrate v 1: celebrate, as of holidays or rites; "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur" [syn: {observe}, {keep}] 2: have a celebration; "They were feting the patriarch of the family"; "After the exam, the students were celebrating" [syn: {fete}] 3: assign great social importance to "The film director war celebrated all over Hollywood"; "The tenor was lionized in Vienna" [syn: {lionize}]
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