celebrate

celebrate
Synonyms and related words:
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

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • celebrate — [sel′ə brāt΄] vt. celebrated, celebrating [ME celebraten < L celebratus, pp. of celebrare, to frequent, go in great numbers, honor < celeber, frequented, populous; akin to celer, swift: see HOLD1] 1. to perform (a ritual, ceremony, etc.)… …   English World dictionary

  • celebrate — index carouse, honor, keep (fulfill), recommend Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • celebrate — (v.) mid 15c., from L. celebratus much frequented; kept solemn; famous, pp. of celebrare assemble to honor, also to publish; sing praises of; practice often, originally to frequent in great numbers, from celeber frequented, populous, crowded;… …   Etymology dictionary

  • celebrate — commemorate, solemnize, observe, *keep …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • celebrate — [v] commemorate occasion, achievement beat the drum*, bless, blow off steam*, carouse, ceremonialize, commend, consecrate, dedicate, drink to, eulogize, exalt, extol, feast, fete, glorify, hallow, have a ball*, honor, jubilate, keep, kick up… …   New thesaurus

  • celebrate — ► VERB 1) mark (a significant occasion) with an enjoyable activity. 2) engage in festivities to mark a significant occasion. 3) honour or praise publicly. 4) perform (a religious ceremony), in particular officiate at (the Eucharist). DERIVATIVES… …   English terms dictionary

  • celebrate — cel|e|brate W3 [ˈselıbreıt] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of celebrare to visit often, celebrate , from celeber often visited, famous ] 1.) [I and T] to show that an event or occasion is important by doing something… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • celebrate — celebrative, adj. celebrator, celebrater, n. celebratory /sel euh breuh tawr ee, tohr ee, seuh leb reuh /, adj. /sel euh brayt /, v., celebrated, celebrating. v.t. 1. to observe (a day) or commemorate (an event) with ceremonies or festivities: to …   Universalium

  • celebrate — 01. We are going to have a big party tonight to [celebrate] the end of classes. 02. My parents [celebrated] their 50th wedding anniversary last year. 03. The [celebration] at the end of term lasted all night. 04. The students shared a… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • celebrate */*/*/ — UK [ˈseləˌbreɪt] / US verb Word forms celebrate : present tense I/you/we/they celebrate he/she/it celebrates present participle celebrating past tense celebrated past participle celebrated 1) [intransitive/transitive] to do something enjoyable in …   English dictionary

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