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celebrate

/ˈsɛl.ə.bɹeɪt/verb3 syllables

Celebrate means: behave as expected during of holidays or rites.

Synonyms for celebrate6

verb, as in behave as expected during of holidays or rites

verb, as in assign great social importance to

lionize, lionise

verb, as in have a celebration

fete

also used for celebrate

solemnize

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What does celebrate mean?3

verb

1

behave as expected during of holidays or rites“Keep the commandments”

2

assign great social importance to“The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood”

3

have a celebration“They were feting the patriarch of the family”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Celebrate in a sentence

  • When people no longer want to read their poets, they celebrate them.abburns
  • As you know, we're gathered here to celebrate my birthday.DanielDaniel
  • We celebrate the truths of the teachers, prophets, and sages of all eras.Miktsoanit
  • When my parents will be dead, it will give me something to celebrate.LoverofEnglish
  • The contract is in the bag, so let's go out and celebrate.CM
  • We should all celebrate, it's time for peace.carlosalberto
  • Jews don't celebrate the holocaust, they commemorate it.BRyeO12
  • Further down the mountain, the villagers were celebrating the snow's disappearance.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of celebrate

as a verb

past tense
celebrated
present participle
celebrating
third-person singular
celebrates
past participle
celebrated