1. celebrate(v = verb.social) keep, observe - behave as expected during of holidays or rites; "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur"
Derived forms noun celebrant1, noun celebration2, noun celebration3, noun celebration1, noun celebrator1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
2. celebrate(v = verb.social) fete - have a celebration; "They were feting the patriarch of the family"; "After the exam, the students were celebrating"
is one way to get together, meet
Derived forms noun celebrant1, noun celebration2, noun celebration1, noun celebrator1, adjective celebratory1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
3. celebrate(v = verb.social) lionise, lionize - assign great social importance to; "The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood"; "The tenor was lionized in Vienna"
is one way to abide by, honor, honour, observe, respect
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
1. To extol or honor in a solemn manner; as, to celebrate the name of the Most High. [1913 Webster]
2. To honor by solemn rites, by ceremonies of joy and respect, or by refraining from ordinary business; to observe duly; to keep; as, to celebrate a birthday. [1913 Webster]
"From even unto even shall ye celebrate your Sabbath." [1913 Webster]
3. To perform or participate in, as a sacrament or solemn rite; to solemnize; to perform with appropriate rites; as, to celebrate a marriage.
"We are called upon to commemorate a revolution as surprising in its manner as happy in its consequences." [1913 Webster]
"Earth, water, air, and fire, with feeling glee,
Exult to celebrate thy festival." [1913 Webster]
celebrate, v.
1 tr. mark (a festival or special event) with festivities etc.
2 tr. perform publicly and duly (a religious ceremony etc.).
3 a tr. officiate at (the Eucharist). b intr. officiate, esp. at the Eucharist.
4 intr. engage in festivities, usu. after a special event etc.
5 tr. (as celebrated adj.) publicly honoured, widely known.
Derivative:
celebration n. celebrator n. celebratory adj.
Etymology:
L celebrare f. celeber -bris frequented, honoured