Verb: celebrate 'se-lu,breyt
- Have a celebration
"After the exam, the students were celebrating";
- fete, fête
- Behave as expected during holidays or rites
"celebrate Christmas";
- observe, keep
- Assign great social importance to
"The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood";
- lionize, lionise [Brit]
Derived forms: celebrated, celebrates, celebrating
Type of: abide by, acquit, act, bear, behave, carry, comport, conduct, deport, do, get together, honor [US], honour [Brit, Cdn], meet, observe, respect
Encyclopedia: Celebrate