celebrate

A2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ˈsɛl.ə.bɹeɪt/ UK /ˈsɛl.ɪ.bɹeɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #2015

Meanings

1

verb
To do something enjoyable to mark a special or happy event.

I was promoted today at work, so let's celebrate!
2

verb
To praise someone or something publicly and with admiration.

The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood.

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2 verb · to praise someone or... honour

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Forms celebratedcelebratescelebrating

Derived forms celebratableconcelebrateover-celebrateovercelebrateprecelebraterecelebrate

Related forms celebrantcelebratedcelebrationcelebrativecelebratorcelebratorycelebrity

Etymology

From Middle English celebraten, from celebrat(e) (“celebrated”, also used as the past participle of celebraten) + -en, borrowed from Latin celebrātus, perfect passive participle of celebrō (“frequent, go to in great numbers, celebrate, honor, praise”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from celeber (“frequented, populous”). Displaced native Old English fæġnian.

celebraten Middle English

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# celebrate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈsɛl.ə.bɹeɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsɛl.ɪ.bɹeɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 2015

## Meanings
1. To do something enjoyable to mark a special or happy event.
2. To praise someone or something publicly and with admiration.

## Examples
- I was promoted today at work, so let's celebrate!
- The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood.

## Derived Forms
- celebratable
- concelebrate
- over-celebrate
- overcelebrate
- precelebrate
- recelebrate

## Related Forms
- celebrant
- celebrated
- celebration
- celebrative
- celebrator
- celebratory
- celebrity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: celebraten
- Affix: -ate - to make

## Etymology
From Middle English celebraten, from celebrat(e) (“celebrated”, also used as the past participle of celebraten) + -en, borrowed from Latin celebrātus, perfect passive participle of celebrō (“frequent, go to in great numbers, celebrate, honor, praise”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from celeber (“frequented, populous”). Displaced native Old English fæġnian.

## AI Etymology
celebrate is a verb. It is from Middle English celebraten, from celebrat(e) (“celebrated”, also used as the past participle of celebraten) + -en, borrowed from Latin celebrātus, perfect passive participle of celebrō (“frequent, go to in great numbers, celebrate, honor, praise”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from celeber (“frequented, populous”). Displaced native Old English fæġnian. Historical forms in the chain include celebraten (Middle English). Current senses include to do something enjoyable to mark a special or happy event and to praise someone or something publicly and with admiration. Derived forms include celebratable, concelebrate, over-celebrate, overcelebrate, and precelebrate. Related words include celebrant, celebrated, celebration, and celebrative.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings

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