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Carouse vs Celebrate - What's the difference?

carouse | celebrate |

In lang=en terms the difference between carouse and celebrate

is that carouse is to drink to excess while celebrate is to perform or participate in, as a sacrament or solemn rite; to solemnize; to perform with appropriate rites.

As verbs the difference between carouse and celebrate

is that carouse is to engage in a noisy or drunken social gathering while celebrate is to extol or honour in a solemn manner.

As a noun carouse

is a large draught of liquor.

carouse

English

Verb

(carous)
  • To engage in a noisy or drunken social gathering.
    • We are all going to carouse at Brian's tonight.
  • To drink to excess.
    • If I survive this headache, I promise no more carousing at Brian's.

    Derived terms

    * carousal * carousel * carrousel

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A large draught of liquor.
  • * Sir J. Davies
    • a full carouse of sack
  • * Shakespeare
    • Drink carouses to the next day's fate.
  • A drinking match; a carousal.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • The early feast and late carouse .

    Anagrams

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    celebrate

    English

    Verb

    (celebrat)
  • To extol or honour in a solemn manner.
    • to celebrate the name of the Most High
  • To honour by rites, by ceremonies of joy and respect, or by refraining from ordinary business; to observe duly; to keep.
    • to celebrate a birthday
  • * {{quote-book, year=1907, author=
    • , title=The Dust of Conflict , chapter=20 citation , passage=Hester Earle and Violet Wayne were moving about the aisle with bundles of wheat-ears and streamers of ivy, for the harvest thanksgiving was shortly to be celebrated , while the vicar stood waiting for their directions on the chancel steps with a great handful of crimson gladioli.}}
  • To engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event.
    • I was promoted today at work—let’s celebrate !
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=May 5 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=As Di Matteo celebrated and captain John Terry raised the trophy for the fourth time, the Italian increased his claims to become the permanent successor to Andre Villas-Boas by landing a trophy.}}
  • To perform or participate in, as a sacrament or solemn rite; to solemnize; to perform with appropriate rites.
    • to celebrate a marriage

    Usage notes

    In sense “to conduct ceremonies, to follow a custom”, generally used of festive occasions, such as Christmas and birthdays. For more solemn occasions, particularly certain religious holidays (“holy days”) and commemorations, the term observe is used instead, as in “This office will be closed in observance of Veterans Day.”

    Synonyms

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    Related terms

    * celebrant * celebration * celebrated * celebrator * celebratory * celebrity

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