celebrate
verbEtymology
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.
- borrowed from celebrātus
- inherited from celebraten
Definitions
To extol or honour in a solemn manner.
- to celebrate the name of the Most High
To honour by rites, by ceremonies of joy and respect, or by refraining from ordinary…
To honour by rites, by ceremonies of joy and respect, or by refraining from ordinary business; to observe duly.
- to celebrate a birthday
To engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event.
- I was promoted today at work—let’s celebrate!
- As Di Matteo celebrated and captain John Terry raised the trophy for the fourth time, the Italian increased his claims to become the permanent successor to Andre Villas-Boas by landing a trophy.
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To perform or participate in, as a sacrament or solemn rite
To perform or participate in, as a sacrament or solemn rite; to perform with appropriate rites.
- to celebrate a marriage
The neighborhood
- neighborcelebrant
- neighborcelebrated
- neighborcelebration
- neighborcelebrative
- neighborcelebrator
- neighborcelebratory
- neighborcelebrity
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at celebrate. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at celebrate. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
8 hops · closes at celebrate
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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