celebrate meaning and definition

CELEBRATE verb

Definition of celebrate (verb)

1. behave as expected during of holidays or rites
   • "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur"
   • synonyms: keep, observe
2. have a celebration
   • "They were feting the patriarch of the family"; "After the exam, the students were celebrating"
   • synonyms: fete
3. assign great social importance to
   • "The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood"; "The tenor was lionized in Vienna"
   • synonyms: lionise, lionize