celebrate
Meaning
- (transitive) To extol or honour in a solemn manner.
- (transitive) To honour by rites, by ceremonies of joy and respect, or by refraining from ordinary business; to observe duly.
- (intransitive, transitive) To engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event.
- (transitive) To perform or participate in, as a sacrament or solemn rite; to perform with appropriate rites.
Synonyms
make famous
admire
perform a ceremony
be glad
Translations
feiern
celebrare
célébrer
celebrar
celebrar
γιορτάζω
celebrar
celebrerenFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsɛl.ɪ.bɹeɪt/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English celebraten, from celebrat(e) (“celebrated”, also used as the past participle of celebraten) + -en, borrowed from Latin celebrātus, perfect passive participle of celebrō (“frequent, go to in great numbers, celebrate, honor, praise”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from celeber (“frequented, populous”). Displaced native Old English fæġnian.
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