Antonyms for celebrates
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : sel-uh-breyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛl əˌbreɪt |
Definition of celebrates
Origin :- mid-15c., originally of the Mass, from Latin celebratus "much-frequented; kept solemn; famous," past participle of celebrare "assemble to honor," also "to publish; sing praises of; practice often," originally "to frequent in great numbers," from celeber "frequented, populous, crowded;" with transferred senses of "well-attended; famous; often-repeated." Related: Celebrated; celebrating.
- verb commemorate occasion, achievement
- In two instances Browning celebrates English friends in his poetry.
- Extract from : « Browning's England » by Helen Archibald Clarke
- This was the day which Massachusetts now celebrates as Patriots' Day.
- Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French
- She had that "oblique integrity" which she celebrates in one of her poems.
- Extract from : « Adventures in the Arts » by Marsden Hartley
- He conquers Uruk, and it is he who celebrates the victory of the divine bull.
- Extract from : « The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria » by Morris Jastrow
- German discipline, once so slandered, now celebrates its triumph.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) » by Various
- I recur to it here because it gave its name to the great campaign it celebrates.
- Extract from : « With Fire and Sword » by Samuel H. M. Byers
- In Spain one celebrates the birthday of the saint for whom one is named.
- Extract from : « The Little Spanish Dancer » by Madeline Brandeis
- But the love which he celebrates is only the brotherly love of Christians.
- Extract from : « The Essence of Christianity » by Ludwig Feuerbach
- This day, January 6th, 1896, celebrates our admission into the union.
- Extract from : « Wilford Woodruff » by Matthias F. Cowley
- It is his—and his only—birthday America celebrates as a national holiday.
- Extract from : « Revolutionary Reader » by Sophie Lee Foster
Synonyms for celebrates
- 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 one's heels
- laud
- let loose
- lionize
- live it up
- make merry
- make whoopee
- mark with a red letter
- memorialize
- observe
- paint the town red
- party
- perform
- praise
- proclaim
- publicize
- raise hell
- rejoice
- revel
- revere
- ritualize
- signalize
- solemnize
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