English verb: make happy | |||
| 1. | make happy (social) celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities | ||
| Samples | The members of the wedding party made merry all night. Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!. | ||
| Synonyms | jollify, make merry, make whoopie, racket, revel, wassail, whoop it up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | celebrate, fete | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | carouse, riot, roister | ||