CELEBRATE

Cel"e*brate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Celebrated; p. pr. & vb. n.

Celebrating.] Etym: [L. celebratus, p. p. of celebrare to frequent,

to celebrate, fr. celeber famous.]

1. To extol or honor in a solemn manner; as, to celebrate the name of

the Most High.

2. To honor by solemn rites, by ceremonies of joy and respect, or by

refraining from ordinary business; to observe duly; to keep; as, to

celebrate a birthday.

Fron even unto shall ye celebrate your Sabbath. Lev. xxiii. 32.

3. To perforn or participate in, as a sacrament or solemn rite; to

solemnize; to perform with appropriate rites; as, to celebrate a

marriage.

Syn.

-- To commemorate; distinguish; honor.

-- To Celebrate, Commemorate. We commemorate events which we desire

to keep in remembrance, when we recall them by some special

observace; as, to commemorate the death of our Savior. We celebrate

by demonstrations of joy or solemnity or by appropriate ceremonies;

as, to celebrate the birthday of our Independence.

We are called upon to commemorate a revolution as surprising in its

manner as happy in its consequences. Atterbury.

Earth, water, air, and fire, with feeling glee, Exult to celebrate

thy festival. Thomson.