Found 3 items, similar to celebrate.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: celebrate merayakan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: celebrate celebrate v 1: celebrate, as of holidays or rites; “Keep the commandments”; “celebrate Christmas”; “Observe Yom Kippur” [syn: observe, keep] 2: have a celebration; “They were feting the patriarch of the family”; “After the exam, the students were celebrating” [syn: fete] 3: assign great social importance to; “The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood”; “The tenor was lionized in Vienna” [syn: lionize, lionise]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Celebrate 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] From even unto even shall ye celebrate your Sabbath. --Lev. xxiii. 32. [1913 Webster] 3. To perform 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. Usage: 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. [1913 Webster] We are called upon to commemorate a revolution as surprising in its manner as happy in its consequences. --Atterbury. [1913 Webster] Earth, water, air, and fire, with feeling glee, Exult to celebrate thy festival. --Thomson. [1913 Webster]