celebrate

celebrate
1. v праздновать, отпраздновать; торжественно отмечать; торжествовать

to celebrate nuptials — праздновать свадьбу

2. v прославлять; воспевать, превозносить

to celebrate a hero in a song — прославить героя в песне

3. v служить; отправлять церковную службу; отправлять

celebrate vespers — служить вечерню

4. v разг. справлять, отмечать радостное событие

on her birthday she was too sick to celebrate — свой день рождения она не отмечала, так как чувствовала себя очень плохо

to celebrate the occasion with much eclat — отметить событие с большим размахом

5. v разг. веселиться

when the children saw the snow they celebrated — когда дети увидели снег, они очень обрадовались

Синонимический ряд:
1. commemorate (verb) commemorate; consecrate; dedicate; hallow; keep; memorialise; memorialize; observe; ritualize; solemnise; solemnize
2. have a party (verb) carouse; frolic; have a party; make merry; paint the town; party; raise the roof; rejoice; revel; whoop it up
3. praise (verb) acclaim; applaud; bless; cheer; commend; cry up; eulogise; eulogize; exalt; extol; fete; glorify; hail; honor; honour; hymn; laud; lionise; lionize; magnify; panegyrize; praise; psalm; psalmody; resound; revere; venerate
Антонимический ряд:
condemn; criticize; desecrate; dishonor; dishonour; disregard; forget; ignore; mourn; neglect; overlook; profane; violate

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Смотреть что такое "celebrate" в других словарях:

  • Celebrate — Cel e*brate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Celebrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Celebrating}.] [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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • celebrate — [sel′ə brāt΄] vt. celebrated, celebrating [ME celebraten < L celebratus, pp. of celebrare, to frequent, go in great numbers, honor < celeber, frequented, populous; akin to celer, swift: see HOLD1] 1. to perform (a ritual, ceremony, etc.)… …   English World dictionary

  • celebrate — index carouse, honor, keep (fulfill), recommend Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • celebrate — (v.) mid 15c., from L. celebratus much frequented; kept solemn; famous, pp. of celebrare assemble to honor, also to publish; sing praises of; practice often, originally to frequent in great numbers, from celeber frequented, populous, crowded;… …   Etymology dictionary

  • celebrate — commemorate, solemnize, observe, *keep …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • celebrate — [v] commemorate occasion, achievement beat the drum*, bless, blow off steam*, carouse, ceremonialize, commend, consecrate, dedicate, drink to, eulogize, exalt, extol, feast, fete, glorify, hallow, have a ball*, honor, jubilate, keep, kick up… …   New thesaurus

  • celebrate — ► VERB 1) mark (a significant occasion) with an enjoyable activity. 2) engage in festivities to mark a significant occasion. 3) honour or praise publicly. 4) perform (a religious ceremony), in particular officiate at (the Eucharist). DERIVATIVES… …   English terms dictionary

  • celebrate — cel|e|brate W3 [ˈselıbreıt] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of celebrare to visit often, celebrate , from celeber often visited, famous ] 1.) [I and T] to show that an event or occasion is important by doing something… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • celebrate — celebrative, adj. celebrator, celebrater, n. celebratory /sel euh breuh tawr ee, tohr ee, seuh leb reuh /, adj. /sel euh brayt /, v., celebrated, celebrating. v.t. 1. to observe (a day) or commemorate (an event) with ceremonies or festivities: to …   Universalium

  • celebrate — 01. We are going to have a big party tonight to [celebrate] the end of classes. 02. My parents [celebrated] their 50th wedding anniversary last year. 03. The [celebration] at the end of term lasted all night. 04. The students shared a… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • celebrate */*/*/ — UK [ˈseləˌbreɪt] / US verb Word forms celebrate : present tense I/you/we/they celebrate he/she/it celebrates present participle celebrating past tense celebrated past participle celebrated 1) [intransitive/transitive] to do something enjoyable in …   English dictionary


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