Celebrate meaning

What does “celebrate” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“celebrate” is a verb with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: behave as expected during of holidays or rites.

celebrate

behave as expected during of holidays or rites
“Keep the commandments”
“celebrate Christmas”
Synonymsobserve keep
have a celebration
“They were feting the patriarch of the family”
“After the exam, the students were celebrating”
Synonymsfete
assign great social importance to
“The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood”
“The tenor was lionized in Vienna”
Synonymslionize lionise

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University