verbfirst conjugation
celebrō
celebrō (present infinitive celebrāre, perfect active celebrāvī, supine celebrātum)
Classical[ˈkɛ.ɫɛ.broː]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃɛː.le.bro]
№ 893 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- to go to a place or person in large numbers or often; throng, frequent, fill
- to practise, employ, exercise, repeat
- to celebrate, solemnize, hold (a festival); honor, praise, celebrate in song
- to proclaim, publish, make something known
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
diem sacrum pūblicē agō; diēs magnōs celebrāmus.celebrō -āre — in Mille Verba, Deī et Sacra
diem fēstum multitūdine agōcelebrō -āre — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 20
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Sæpe · Crebro · Frequenter · Frequentare · Celebrare
1. Sæpe denotes often, in opp. to semel, Suet. Ner. 33; nonnunquam, Cic. Or. 66; semper, like πολλάκις; whereas crebro and frequenter, in opp. to raro, Rhet. ad Her. iv. 23. Cic. Or. 66; crebro, often, and in quick succession, and rather too often than too seldom, like θαμά; but frequenter (partic. from farcire) often, and not too seldom; for in general creber denotes a multifarious assembly, inasmuch as it is dense and crowded; whereas frequens, inasmuch as it is numerously attended. Consequently, frequens rather implies praise, like largus; creber, blame, like spissus. And frequentes senatores denote the senate, when represented as complete; crebri senatores, as wanting room on account of their number, and forced to sit close. 2. Frequentare means to visit a place often, and not neglect it: whereas celebrare, to visit it often, and thereby to enliven it, and to fill it with festive sounds. (i. 17.)
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | celebrō | celebrābam | celebrābō | celebrāvī | celebrāveram celebrāram | celebrāverō celebrārō |
| 2nd sg. | celebrās | celebrābās | celebrābis | celebrāvistī celebrāstī | celebrāverās celebrārās | celebrāveris celebrāris |
| 3rd sg. | celebrat | celebrābat | celebrābit | celebrāvit celebrāt | celebrāverat celebrārat | celebrāverit celebrārit |
| 1st pl. | celebrāmus | celebrābāmus | celebrābimus | celebrāvimus celebrāmus | celebrāverāmus celebrārāmus | celebrāverimus celebrārimus |
| 2nd pl. | celebrātis | celebrābātis | celebrābitis | celebrāvistis celebrāstis | celebrāverātis celebrārātis | celebrāveritis celebrāritis |
| 3rd pl. | celebrant | celebrābant | celebrābunt | celebrāvērunt celebrārunt, celebrāvēre | celebrāverant celebrārant | celebrāverint celebrārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | celebrem | celebrārem | celebrāverim celebrārim | celebrāvissem celebrāssem |
| 2nd sg. | celebrēs | celebrārēs | celebrāverīs celebrārīs | celebrāvissēs celebrāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | celebret | celebrāret | celebrāverit celebrārit | celebrāvisset celebrāsset |
| 1st pl. | celebrēmus | celebrārēmus | celebrāverīmus celebrārīmus | celebrāvissēmus celebrāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | celebrētis | celebrārētis | celebrāverītis celebrārītis | celebrāvissētis celebrāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | celebrent | celebrārent | celebrāverint celebrārint | celebrāvissent celebrāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | celebror | celebrābar | celebrābor |
| 2nd sg. | celebrāris celebrāre | celebrābāris celebrābāre | celebrāberis celebrābere |
| 3rd sg. | celebrātur | celebrābātur | celebrābitur |
| 1st pl. | celebrāmur | celebrābāmur | celebrābimur |
| 2nd pl. | celebrāminī | celebrābāminī | celebrābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | celebrantur | celebrābantur | celebrābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | celebrer | celebrārer |
| 2nd sg. | celebrēris celebrēre | celebrārēris celebrārēre |
| 3rd sg. | celebrētur | celebrārētur |
| 1st pl. | celebrēmur | celebrārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | celebrēminī | celebrārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | celebrentur | celebrārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | celebrā | celebrāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | celebrāte | celebrāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | celebrātō | celebrātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | celebrātō | celebrātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | celebrātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | celebrantō | celebrantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | celebrāre | celebrārī |
| perfect infinitive | celebrāvisse celebrāsse | celebrātum esse |
| future infinitive | celebrātūrum esse | celebrātum īrī |
| present participle | celebrāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | celebrātus celebrāta, celebrātā, celebrātae, celebrātam, celebrātārum, celebrātās, celebrātī, celebrātōrum, celebrātōs |
| future participle | celebrātūrus celebrātūra, celebrātūrā, celebrātūrae, celebrātūram, celebrātūrārum, celebrātūrās, celebrātūre, celebrātūrī, celebrātūrīs, celebrātūrō, celebrātūrōrum, celebrātūrōs, celebrātūrum | celebrandus celebranda, celebrandā, celebrandae, celebrandam, celebrandārum, celebrandās, celebrande, celebrandīs, celebrandōrum, celebrandōs |
gerundcelebrandī, celebrandō, celebrandumsupinecelebrātum, celebrātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- funus or exsequias celebrare
- to celebrate the obsequies.
- diem festum celebrare (of a larger number)
- to keep, celebrate a festival.
- alicuius res gestas versibus ornare, celebrare
- to celebrate some one's exploits in song.
cĕlē^bro, āvi, ātum, v. a. id..
I. To go to a place or person in great numbers or often, to frequent, to fill (syn. frequento;
class.): deūm delubra festis diebus, Lucr. 5, 1167: viam, Cic. Cael. 14, 34; id. Sest. 63, 131: domum alicujus, id. Mur. 34, 70: atria, Ov. M. 1, 172: silvas, id. ib. 10, 703: tecta, id. ib. 4, 444: forum, id. ib. 4, 144; cf.: forum maxime celebratum, Sall. J. 47, 1: Penates, i. e. domum redire, Tib. 1, 3, 33: me magistrum, id. 1, 4, 75.—b. Of a desired action (cf. celeber, B.), to do something frequently or in multitudes, to practise, engage in, say, use, employ, repeat, = frequento, etc.:
intro abite atque haec cito celebrate, i. e. in company, all together, Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 36: ad eas artes, quibus a pueris dediti fuimus, celebrandas inter nosque recolendas, Cic. de Or. 1, 1, 2: cognitionem exercitationemque, id. ib. 3, 28, 110: genus divinationis, id. Div. 1, 2, 3; cf.: celebratum genus mortis, a kind of death suffered by many, Tac. H. 2, 49 fin.: necessitatem, Cic. de Or. 3, 38, 155: jurisdictionem, Liv. 6, 32, 1: popularem potestatem, id. 2, 42, 6: iambum, Quint. 10, 1, 96: seria ac jocos cum aliquo, Liv. 1, 4, 9.—c. Aliquid aliquā re, to fill up with something:
contiones suas convicio cantorum, Cic. Sest. 55, 118: ripas carmine, Ov. M. 2, 252 (cf.: concelebrant ripas, Lucr. 2, 345): cujus litteris, famā, nuntiis celebrantur aures cottidie meae, i. e. are filled, full, Cic. Prov. Cons. 9, 22.—Poet.: juvenes multo sermone, to talk much with them, Tib. 1, 6, 17.—II. Meton.
A. To go in great numbers to a celebration; hence, in gen., to celebrate, solemnize, keep a festival:
festos dies, Cic. Arch. 6, 13; cf.: is (dies) festus celebratusque per omnem Africam, Sall. J. 66, 2; Cic. Pis. 22, 51; id. Cat. 3, 10, 23; Liv. 10, 37, 12; Tac. A. 15, 53; Suet. Aug. 75; id. Tib. 65 init.; Hor. S. 2, 2, 61; Ov. M. 4, 4: convivium omnium sermone laetitiāque, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 26, § 66; Liv. 40, 14, 2; Tac. A. 4, 59; cf. coetum, Verg. A. 1, 735: conjugia, id. ib. 7, 555; cf. nuptias, Liv. 36, 11, 2; cf.: solemnia nuptiarum, Tac. A. 11, 26 fin.: officium nuptiarum, Suet. Claud. 26; and poet.: taedas jugales Thetidis, Cat. 64, 302: annua sacra, Verg. A. 8, 173; cf. id. ib. 5, 598 and 603: funus, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 49, 117; cf. exsequias, Liv. 25, 17, 5; 37, 22, 2: diem natalem Vitellii, Tac. H. 2, 95; Lact. 1, 20, 6; Plin. Ep. 10, 102 (103): natales, id. ib. 6, 30, 1; Tac. A. 6, 18; and absol.: totā celebrante Siciliā sepultus est, Nep. Timol. 5 fin.—B. To honor, praise, celebrate the praises of a person or thing, to celebrate in song (syn.:
colere, laudare, illustrare): laus, quae non poetarum carminibus, non annalium monumentis celebratur, Cic. Rab. Post. 16, 43; cf. id. Planc. 39, 93: vestrum egressum ornando atque celebrando, id. Pis. 13, 31: fortuna res cunctas ex libidine magis quam ex vero celebrat obscuratque, Sall. C. 8, 1: talia carminibus, Verg. A. 8, 303: nomen alicujus scriptis, Cic. Fam. 5, 12, 1: facta pro maxumis, Sall. C. 8, 3: domestica facta, Hor. A. P. 287: se remque publicam haec faciundo, to make renowned, Sall J. 85, 36: Mari virtutem in majus ( = ἐπὶ τὸ μεῖζον κοσμεῖν), id. ib. 73, 5: augereque aliquem, id. ib. 86, 3: honores alicujus, celebrate one's honor, Verg. A. 12, 840: memoriam, Tac. H. 1, 78: victoriam ingenti fama, id. Agr. 39 al.: virum aut heroa lyrā, etc., Hor. C. 1, 12, 2: sepulcrum hominum conventu et epulis, Cic. Fl. 38, 95: memoriam nominis epulis, id. Fin. 2, 31, 103: litora ludis, Verg. A. 3, 280: sententiam magno assensu, Tac. A. 15, 22: mortem funere censorio, id. ib. 6, 27: aliquem admiratione, id. H. 2, 71: obsequio, id. A. 16, 33: funere publico, id. ib. 6, 11 fin.—C. Without the access. idea of extolling, in gen., to make something known, to publish abroad, proclaim:
quibus in locis factum esse consulem Murenam nuntii litteraeque celebrassent, Cic. Mur. 41, 89: quod vocibus maledictisque celebratum est, id. Cael. 3, 6: quā re celebratā, id. Div. 1, 17, 31.—cĕlĕbrā-tus, a, um, P. a. I. (Acc. to I. a.) Frequented, much visited:
forum rerum venalium totius regni maxime celebratum, Sall. J. 47, 1.—B. (Acc. to I. b.) Customary, usual, frequent:
tritum atque celebratum, Cic. Fl. 27, 65: celebratum est usque in proverbium, Quint. 1, 10, 21: schemata, id. 9, 2, 92: usus anuli celebratior, Plin. 33, 1, 6, § 28: verbum celebratius, Gell. 17, 2, 25 (cf. id. 17, 2, 25, § 17: verbum crebrius, and id. 17, 2, 25, § 18: verbum creberrimum).—II. (Acc. to II. A.) Solemn, festive, brilliant:
dies celebratior, Ov. M. 7, 430: supplicatio celebratior, Liv. 3, 63, 5.—B. (Acc. to II. B.) Known, celebrated, famous:
loci famā celebrati, Tac. A. 2, 54: quo Actiacae victoriae memoria celebratior in posterum esset, Suet. Aug. 18.—Adv., v. celebriter.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
celebrō āvī, ātus, āre
celeber, to frequent, throng, crowd, fill: viae multitudine legatorum celebrabantur: genus spectaculi omni frequentiā hominum: alqm magistratum, Tb.: silvas, O.: coetum celebrate faventes, V.—To do frequently, practise, engage in, reiterate, dwell upon, repeat: ad eas artes celebrandas: modus transferendi verbi, quem iucunditas celebravit, made frequent: popularem potestatem, kept in the foreground, L.: seria ac iocos cum aliquo, L.—To celebrate, solemnize, keep: festos dies: (dies) celebratus per omnem Africam, S.: natales, H.: coniugia, V.: exsequias, L.: totā celebrante Siciliā sepultus est, N. —To fill with, cause to resound: contiones convicio cantorum: ripas carmine, O.: cuius nuntiis celebrantur aures meae, i. e. are filled. — To make known, publish abroad, proclaim: factum esse consulem Murenam: quod vocibus maledictisque celebratum est.—To honor, praise, celebrate with praise, celebrate in song: Caesaris laudes: fortuna res cunctas celebrat, S.: talia carminibus, V.: se remque p. haec faciundo, to make renowned, S.: victoriam famā, Ta.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin celebrō From celeber (“numerous; frequent”) + -ō.
Descendants
- Catalancelebrar
- Englishcelebrate
- Frenchcélébrer
- Italiancelebrare
- Portuguesecelebrar
- Romaniancelebra
- Spanishcelebrar
- Asturiancelebrar
- Friuliancelebrâ
- Galiciancelebrar
In English words that came into English from celebrō
- celebratecelebrātus
- celebrationcelebratio
- celebrantcelebrāns