/celebrate-meaning

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-) Verb.

-) Pronunciation and accent: sɛlɪbreɪt. 

-) Etymology: from Latin celebratus, participle of celebrare “to frequent, celebrate”, from celeber “much frequented, famous”.

-) Transitive: -) 1. (Documented since 1500) to perform (a ceremony, a marriage, etc.) by means of a celebration; to perform solemnly with the appropriate rite; to solemnize. 

… to have your nuptials celebrated.

S. Richardson… Clarissa… 1748

The widow then, partially keeping her promise, actually celebrated her nuptials on the appointed evening.

J. Motley… United Netherlands… 1869

… celebrated his funeral with great magnificence

J. Lord… Ancient States… 1869

-) 2. Obsolete meaning: to enter into (a contract). (Documented since 1500).

-) 3. -) a. To solemnize; to commemorate (an anniversary, festival, etc.) with one or more ceremonies or rites; to observe with rites or with special formality.

-) Translation: célébrer, in French; celebrar, in Spanish; celebrare, in Italian.

… soldiers of the conqueror, who celebrated his victories by a splendid festival.

J. Lord… Ancient States… 1869

-) Also without a direct object. (Documented since 1900).

-) 4. -) a. To make publicly known or much talked about; to render celebrated. 

-) b. To speak the praises of (somebody or something famous)

This natural group has been long celebrated for their docility, and easy instruction, whether in music, or in performing a variety of tricks.

A. Wilson… American ornithology… 1808

[The] beauty of her eyes, so celebrated by all the contemporary poets.

A. Jameson… Visits and Sketches… 1834

[Sea Perch fish] was celebrated as well for the excellency of its flavour, as for the stratagems it used when encircled by nets, or fastened by the hook.

Jardine… The Natural History of Fishes… 1835

-) Celebrated (adjective): having celebrity; famous; famed; renowned.

-) Words derived from the verb CELEBRATE: celebration, celebrity, celebrating, celebrational, celebrative, celebrator, celebratory, uncelebrated.

 

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