celebrate

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɛl.ɪ.bɹeɪt/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈsɛl.ə.bɹeɪt/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈsel.ə.bɹæɪt/ (North India) IPA(key): /ˈsɛː.lɪb.ˈreːʈ/ (South India) IPA(key): /seˈlɪb.reːʈ/, /ˈse.lə.breːʈ/ === Verb === celebrate (third-person singular simple present celebrates, present participle celebrating, simple past and past participle celebrated) (transitive) To extol or honour in a solemn manner. Synonym: fete (transitive) To honour by rites, by ceremonies of joy and respect, or by refraining from ordinary business; to observe duly. Synonyms: observe, keep (transitive or intransitive) 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. Synonym: solemnize ==== Usage notes ==== In sense “to conduct ceremonies, to follow a custom”, generally used of festive occasions, such as Christmas and birthdays. For more solemn occasions, particularly certain religious holidays (“holy days”) and commemorations, the term observe is used instead, as in “This office will be closed in observance of Veterans Day.” ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “celebrate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “celebrate”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “celebrate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === erectable == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡seleˈbrate/ Rhymes: -ate Syllabification: ce‧le‧bra‧te === Adverb === celebrate present adverbial passive participle of celebri == Italian == === Verb === celebrate inflection of celebrare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Anagrams === cablerete == Latin == === Verb === celebrāte second-person plural present active imperative of celebrō == Spanish == === Verb === celebrate second-person singular voseo imperative of celebrar combined with te