celebrate

Definition of celebrate

Verbs

behave as expected during of holidays or rites
"celebrate Christmas"
Synonyms:
keep, observe
Types:
commemorate, mark
mark by some ceremony or observation
mourn
observe the customs of mourning after the death of a loved one
solemnise, solemnize
observe or perform with dignity or gravity
have a celebration
Synonyms:
fete
Types:
show 6 types...
hide 6 types...
jubilate
celebrate a jubilee
jollify, make happy, make merry, make whoopie, racket, revel, wassail, whoop it up
celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities
carouse, riot, roister
engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking
party
have or participate in a party
rave
participate in an all-night techno dance party
receive
have or give a reception
Type of:
get together, meet
get together socially or for a specific purpose
assign great social importance to
"The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood"
Synonyms:
lionise, lionize
Type of:
abide by, honor, honour, observe, respect
show respect towards

Vocabulary Lists for celebrate

George Orwell's "Animal Farm" »(363 words)
Vocabulary study list for George Orwell's "Animal...
  • inscribe
  • ration
  • harvest
  • ensconce
  • pasture

Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Chapters 8-15 »(708 words)
Vocabulary study list for Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The...
  • premeditate
  • symbolising
  • abase
  • discern
  • endue

Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Chapters 16-24 »(619 words)
Vocabulary study list for Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The...
  • estranged
  • scaffold
  • gesticulate
  • pillory
  • stigma

Shakespeare's Macbeth »(507 words)
An interesting vocabulary list from Macbeth.
  • Macbeth
  • thane
  • weird sister
  • hautboy
  • Duncan

F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" Chapters 1-5 »(307 words)
Vocabulary study list for F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The...
  • domesticate
  • tantalize
  • amputate
  • exhilarate
  • responsiveness

Anne Frank's "Diary of a Young Girl" Part 1 »(173 words)
Vocabulary study list for Anne Frank's "Diary of a...
  • immigrate
  • moodiness
  • wangle
  • faze
  • collapsible

Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn" Chapters 17-28 »(114 words)
Vocabulary study list for Mark Twain's "Huckleberry...
  • whittle
  • histrionic
  • dangle
  • fumble
  • contrite

Thanksgiving »(25 words)
Thankgiving is an important holiday in the United...
  • card
  • celebrate
  • cranberry sauce
  • dressing
  • family

  • Saint Patrick
  • St. Patrick
  • public holiday
  • parade
  • Republic of Ireland

  • scarecrow
  • woodman
  • tip
  • bug
  • emerald

Words that contain celebrate