celebrate

Verb

Meaning

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

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.

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

fete honor observe commemorate mark party keep revel praise acclaim hail cheer congratulate applaud rejoice
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Antonyms

savage scout huff maul raspberry boo
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Hypernyms

meet respect honor observe honour abide by

Hyponyms

mark party revel jubilate wassail receive

Related terms

celebrated celebration celebrity celebrant celebrator celebratory

Phrases with the word

winner lap to celebrate celebrate someone to celebrate card given to celebrate one's birthday day to celebrate love day to celebrate romance

Derivatives

celebrated celebrating

Anagrams

erectable

Examples

How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes! Maya Angelou

It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences. Audre Lorde

We do not celebrate the death of our enemies. Yitzhak Rabin

Don't celebrate someone's departing unless you know who will succeed him. Arabic Proverb

He who cannot pray at home will celebrate mass somewhere else. Armenian Proverb

Spend Easter and Christmas with whomever you want, but celebrate Mardi Gras with your own. Sicilian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

celebrant celebrappeal celebratable celebrate a marriage celebrate canada celebrate someone