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How to pronounce celebrate in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms keep, observe
Has types mourn, commemorate, solemnize, solemnise, mark
Derivation celebrator, celebrant, celebration


celebrate Christmas.
Type Words
Synonyms lionise, lionize
Type of abide by, honor, respect, observe, honour


The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood.
Type Words
Synonyms fete
Type of meet, get together
Has types make whoopie, make merry, party, racket, receive, make happy, revel, jubilate, jollify, wassail, whoop it up
Derivation celebrant, celebration, celebrator, celebratory

Examples of celebrate

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The Batavia library has graciously donated a cake to help celebrate the exhibit.
From the dailyherald.com
I have nothing against the festivals that celebrate one's roots, one's heritage.
From the washingtontimes.com
Libyans celebrate in the main square of Benghazi, Libya, Friday, March 18, 2011.
From the timesunion.com
Join us as we celebrate the launch of our fifth store in downtown San Francisco.
From the sfgate.com
The Kentucky Native Plant Society will celebrate its 25th anniversary this year.
From the kentucky.com
Just now, though, Zelnick has a product to celebrate, and it's better than good.
From the businessweek.com
A year ago, the Yankees didn't celebrate until they clinched the division title.
From the online.wsj.com
On his 26th birthday, Spc. Benjamin Breckheimer had another reason to celebrate.
From the thenewstribune.com
Franjic will hope to celebrate his birthday with an important victory on Sunday.
From the themercury.com.au
More examples
  • Observe: behave as expected during of holidays or rites; "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur"
  • Have a celebration; "They were feting the patriarch of the family"; "After the exam, the students were celebrating"
  • Lionize: assign great social importance to; "The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood"; "The tenor was lionized in Vienna"
  • (celebrated) widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter"
  • (celebration) a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
  • (celebration) any joyous diversion
  • Celebrate! is a 1980 album by the funk band Kool & the Gang. The album contained the number-one hit "Celebration", and the album itself also reached #1 on the U.S. R&B Chart, and #10 on the Billboard 200.
  • Celebrate is the first LP recorded by popstars Triple Image.
  • Celebration is the third greatest hits album from American singer Madonna, and the closing release under her contract with Warner Bros. Records, her record company since 1982. The release follows her two previous greatest hits albums, The Immaculate Collection (1990) and GHV2 (2001). ...