Celebrate

v. t.	1.	To extol or honor in a solemn manner; as, to celebrate the name of the Most High. [imp. & p. p. Celebrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Celebrating.]
	2.	To honor by solemn rites, by ceremonies of joy and respect, or by refraining from ordinary business; to observe duly; to keep; as, to celebrate a birthday. From even unto even shall ye celebrate your Sabbath. - Lev. xxiii. 32.
	3.	To perform or participate in, as a sacrament or solemn rite; to solemnize; to perform with appropriate rites; as, to celebrate a marriage. We are called upon to commemorate a revolution as surprising in its manner as happy in its consequences. - Atterbury. Earth, water, air, and fire, with feeling glee, Exult to celebrate thy festival. - Thomson.

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

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