celebrate: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 13 letter points · starts with C · ends with E
Meaning of celebrate
verb
- transitive
To extol or honour in a solemn manner.
Example: to celebrate the name of the Most High
- transitive
To honour by rites, by ceremonies of joy and respect, or by refraining from ordinary business; to observe duly.
Example: to celebrate a birthday
- intransitive, transitive
To engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event.
Example: I was promoted today at work—let’s celebrate!
- transitive
To perform or participate in, as a sacrament or solemn rite; to perform with appropriate rites.
Example: to celebrate a marriage
Listed forms: celebrates, celebrating, celebrated, glossary, celebratest.
Source: Wiktionary — celebrate.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for celebrate.
verb
behave as expected during holidays or rites
verb
have a celebration
verb
assign great social importance to
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is celebrate in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of celebrate
C(3) + E(1) + L(1) + E(1) + B(3) + R(1) + A(1) + T(1) + E(1) = 13 points.
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Anagrams of celebrate
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from celebrate
166 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in celebrate. Showing up to 24, longest first.