celebrate

verb
/ˈsɛl.ɪ.bɹeɪt/

To extol or honour in a solemn manner.

Example

“to celebrate the name of the Most High”

Other meanings

To honour by rites, by ceremonies of joy and respect, or by refraining from ordinary business; to observe duly.
“to celebrate a birthday”
To engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event.
“I was promoted today at work—let’s celebrate!”

Related words

celebratable
concelebrate
over-celebrate
precelebrate
recelebrate
celebrating Palm Sunday
overcelebrate

Example sentences

“I don't really celebrate my birthday.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“If it works, we can celebrate.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Middle English "celebraten".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “celebrate” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.