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9,110- Celebrate
- Celebrated
- Celebration
- Celebrator
- Celebrious
- Celebrity
- Celeriac
- Celerity
- Celery
- Celestial
- Celestialize
- Celestially
- Celestify
- Celestine; Celestinian
- Celestine; Celestite
- Celiac
- Celibacy
- Celibate
- Celibatist
- Celidography
- Cell
- Cella
- Cellar
- Cellarage
- Cellarer
- Cellaret
- Cellarist
- Celled
- Cellepore
- Celliferous
- Cello
- Cellular
- Cellulated
- Cellule
- Celluliferous
- Cellulitis
- Celluloid
- Cellulose
- Celotomy
- Celsiture
- Celsius
- Celt
- Celtiberian
- Celtic
- Celticism
- Celticize
- Celtium
- Cembalo
- Cement
- Cement Steel
- Cemental
- Cementation
- Cementatory
- Cementer
- Cementitious
- Cemeterial
- Cemetery
- Cenanthy
- Cenation
- Cenatory
- Cenobite
- Cenobitic; Cenobitical
- Cenobitism
- Cenogamy
- Cenotaph
- Cenotaphy
- Cenozoic
- Cense
- Censer
- Censor
- Censorial
- Censorian
- Censorious
- Censorship
- Censual
- Censurable
- Censure
- Censurer
- Census
- Cent
- Centage
- Cental
- Centare
- Centaur
- Centaurea
- Centauromachy
- Centaury
- Centenarian
- Centenary
- Centennial
- Centennial State
- Centennially
- Center
- Center; Centre
- Centerbit; Centrebit
- Centerboard; Centreboard
- Centerfire Cartridge
- Centering
- Centerpiece; Centrepiece
- Centesimal
- Centesimation
- Centesimo
- Centesm
- Centiare
- Centicipitous
- Centifidous
- Centifolious
- Centigrade
- Centigram; Centigramme
- Centiliter; Centilitre
- Centiloquy
- Centime
- Centimeter; Centimetre
- Centinel
- Centinody
- Centiped
- Centistere
- Centner
- Cento
- Centonism
- Central
- Central; Centrale
- Centralism
- Centrality
- Centralization
- Centralize
- Centrally
- Centre
- Centric; Centrical
- Centricity
- Centrifugal
- Centrifugal Filter
- Centrifugence
- Centring
- Centripetal
- Centripetence
- Centripetency
- Centriscoid
- Centrobaric
- Centrode
- Centroid
- Centrolecithal
- Centrolinead
- Centrolineal
- Centrosome
- Centrosphere
- Centrostaltic
- Centrum
- Centry
- Centumvir
- Centumviral
- Centumvirate
- Centuple
- Centuplicate
- Centurial
- Centuriate
- Centuriator; Centurist
- Centurion
- Century
- Ceorl
- Cepaceous
- Cepevorous
- Cephalad
- Cephalalgia; Cephalalgy
- Cephalalgic
- Cephalanthium
- Cephalaspis
- Cephalata
- Cephalate
- Cephalic
- Cephalism
- Cephalitis
- Cephalization
- Cephalo; Cephalo-
- Cephalocercal
- Cephaloid
- Cephalology
- Cephalomere
- Cephalometer
- Cephalometry
- Cephalon
- Cephalophora
- Cephalopod; Cephalopode
- Cephalopoda
- Cephalopodic; Cephalopodous
- Cephaloptera
- Cephalosome
- Cephalostyle
- Cephalothorax
- Cephalotome
- Cephalotomy
- Cephalotribe
- Cephalotripsy
- Cephalotrocha
- Cephalous
- Cepheus
- Ceraceous
- Cerago
- Ceramic
- Ceramics
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Celebrate
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To extol or honor in a solemn manner; as, to celebrate the name of the Most High.
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. Fron even unto shall ye celebrate your Sabbath. Lev. xxiii. 32.
3. To perforn or participate in, as a sacrament or solemn rite; to solemnize; to perform with appropriate rites; as, to celebrate a marriage.
Synonyms: commemorate; distinguish; honor. 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. We are called upon to commemorate a revolution as surprising in its manner as happy in its consequences. Atterbury. Earth, water, air, and fire, with feeling glee, Exult to celebrate thy festival. Thomson.