What is the meaning of celebrate?

verb

  • Behave as expected during of holidays or rites.
    • usage: "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur"
  • Have a celebration.
    • usage: "They were feting the patriarch of the family"; "After the exam, the students were celebrating"
  • Assign great social importance to.
    • usage: "The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood"; "The tenor was lionized in Vienna"
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