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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-1300/
- Published: 2023-08-21T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-06-18T18:31:21.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 22:22

The word for today is…  
celebrate (verb):

*transitive verb*  
1: to perform (a sacrament or solemn ceremony) publicly and with appropriate rites  
2a: to honor (an occasion, such as a holiday) especially by solemn ceremonies or by refraining from ordinary business  
b: to mark (something, such as an anniversary) by festivities or other deviation from routine  
3: to hold up or play up for public notice

*intransitive verb*  
1: to observe a holiday, perform a religious ceremony, or take part in a festival  
2: to observe a notable occasion with festivities

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/celebrate?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Middle English celebraten, borrowed from Latin celebratus, past participle of celebrare “to throng, frequent, observe (an occasion, festivity), praise” (probably originally back-formation from earlier concelebrare “to frequent, honor”), derivative of celebr-, celeber “much used, frequented, widely known, famed,” probably going back to \*kelesri-, of uncertain origin

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