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con-cĕlē^bro , āvi, ātum, 1,
I.v..a. (a strengthened celebro; rare but class.).
I. To resort to in multitudes or frequently, to frequent: “variae volucres loca aquarum Concelebrant,Lucr. 2, 345: “convivia et passim et tributim,Q. Cic. Pet. Cons. 11, 44. —
b. Of actions, to pursue or prosecute vigorously: “studia per otium,Cic. Inv. 1, 3, 4.—
c. Aliquid aliquā re, or absol., to fill, animate, enliven, cause to abound with any thing: “suavi cantu concelebra omnem hanc Plateam hymenaeo,Plaut. Cas. 4, 3, 2: “levia carmina cantu,Lucr. 5, 1381: “alma Venus quae terras concelebras,who hast filled with life, id. 1, 4.—
II. Meton.
A. To celebrate a solemnity in great numbers, to celebrate, solemnize: “diem natalem,Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 32; cf.: “dies carnificum,id. As. 2, 2, 45: “funus,Liv. 8, 7, 22: “at jam quoque rem (sc. triumphum) populus Romanus omnium studio omni visendam et concelebrandam putavit,Cic. Imp. Pomp. 21, 61 Orell. N. cr.: “spectaculum, etc.,Liv. 1, 9, 7: “dapes,Ov. F 4, 354.—
B. To honor, praise, extol: “genium choreis,Tib. 1, 7, 49.—
C. To publish abroad, make known: “summae virtutis concelebrandae causā Graii ... monumentum statuerunt,Cic. Inv. 2, 23, 70: “rumorem,Q. Cic. Pet. Cons. 13, 50: multis indu locis sermonibu' concelebrarunt, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 275, 2: “famā ac litteris victoriam,Caes. B. C. 3, 72 fin.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (14):
    • null, 11.44
    • null, 13.50
    • Cicero, On Pompey's Command, 21.61
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 8, 7
    • Plautus, Asinaria, 2.2
    • Plautus, Pseudolus, 1.2
    • Caesar, Civil War, 3.72
    • Plautus, Casina, 4.3
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 1.4
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 2.345
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 5.1381
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 1, 9.7
    • Cicero, De Inventione, 1.3
    • Cicero, De Inventione, 2.23
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