I.to practise a thing very frequently.
I. In gen. (post-class.): “ut exercerent, ut gererent, ut percelebrarent haec mala,” Arn. 2, 43.—
II. In partic., to pronounce frequently, to have often in one's mouth (class.): “de quā muliere plurimi versus totā Siciliā percelebrantur,” Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 31, § 81: “pervulgata et percelebrata sermonibus res est,” id. Cael. 29, 69.