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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
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     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              From even unto even shall ye celebrate your Sabbath.
                                                    --Lev. xxiii.
                                                    32.
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     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.
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                  We are called upon to commemorate a revolution
                  as surprising in its manner as happy in its
                  consequences.                     --Atterbury.
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                  Earth, water, air, and fire, with feeling glee,
                  Exult to celebrate thy festival.  --Thomson.
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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) 2.0 : [ 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 was
          celebrated all over Hollywood"; "The tenor was lionized in
          Vienna" [syn: lionize, lionise]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  celebrate
     Αγγλικά n.
     γιορτάζω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  celebrate
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it celebrare  2 p pres ind ; 2 p impr)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la celebrō  2 p pres actv impr)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To extol or honour in a solemn manner.
     2 (lb en transitive) To honour by rites, by ceremony of joy and
  respect, or by refraining from ordinary business; to observe duly.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  celebrate
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To extol or honour in a solemn manner.
     2 (lb en transitive) To honour by rites, by ceremony of joy and
  respect, or by refraining from ordinary business; to observe duly.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  celebrate
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it celebrare  2 p pres ind ; 2 p impr)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la celebrō  2 p pres actv impr)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To extol or honour in a solemn manner.
     2 (lb en transitive) To honour by rites, by ceremony of joy and
  respect, or by refraining from ordinary business; to observe duly.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  celebrate
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it celebrare  2 p pres ind ; 2 p impr)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la celebrō  2 p pres actv impr)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To extol or honour in a solemn manner.
     2 (lb en transitive) To honour by rites, by ceremony of joy and
  respect, or by refraining from ordinary business; to observe duly.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  celebrate
     Italia vb.
     (it-v-taivm 1 c elebr ate)
     Latina vb.
     (la-v-taivm 1 c elebr ate)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  celebrate
     Engelska vb.
     fira; deltaga i festlighet

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Celebrate /sˈɛləbɹˌeɪt/
  إحتفل به

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  celebrate //ˈsɛl.ə.bɹeɪt// //ˈsɛl.ɪ.bɹeɪt// 
  1. просла́вя, просла́вям
  extol or honour in a solemn manner
  2. ознамену́вам, че́ствам
  honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.
  3. празну́вам
  to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event