celebrate

1. Behave as expected during of holidays or rites (synset 202584595)
   "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur"
   subtypes:

   • commemorate, mark - celebrate by some ceremony or observation
   • mourn - observe the customs of mourning after the death of a loved one
   • solemnise, solemnize - observe or perform with dignity or gravity
   same as: keep, observe
2. Have a celebration (synset 202496526)
   "They were feting the patriarch of the family"; "After the exam, the students were celebrating"
   is a type of: get together, meet - get together socially or for a specific purpose
   subtypes:

   • jubilate - celebrate a jubilee
   • jollify, make happy, make merry, make whoopie, racket, revel, wassail, whoop it up - celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities
   • party - have or participate in a party
   • receive - have or give a reception
   same as: fete
3. Assign great social importance to (synset 202404098)
   "The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood"; "The tenor was lionized in Vienna"
   is a type of: abide by, honor, honour, observe, respect - show respect towards
   same as: lionise, lionize

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