celebrate
verb
[ ˈsɛlɪbreɪt ]
• acknowledge (a significant or happy day or event) with a social gathering or enjoyable activity.
• "they were celebrating their wedding anniversary at a swanky restaurant"
Similar:
commemorate,
observe,
honour,
mark,
salute,
recognize,
acknowledge,
remember,
memorialize,
keep,
drink to,
toast,
drink a toast to,
enjoy oneself,
make merry,
have fun,
have a good/wild time,
rave,
party,
have a party,
eat,
drink,
and be merry,
revel,
roister,
carouse,
kill the fatted calf,
put the flag(s) out,
step out,
go out on the town,
paint the town red,
whoop it up,
make whoopee,
junket,
have a night on the tiles,
live it up,
have a ball,
push the boat out,
jol,
spree,
go on a spree,
rollick,
• perform (a religious ceremony), in particular officiate at (the Eucharist).
• "he celebrated holy communion"
• honour or praise publicly.
• "a film celebrating the actor's career"
Similar:
praise,
laud,
extol,
glorify,
eulogize,
reverence,
honour,
pay tribute to,
pay homage to,
salute,
hymn,
sing,
emblazon,
acclaimed,
admired,
highly rated,
lionized,
revered,
honoured,
esteemed,
exalted,
lauded,
vaunted,
much touted,
well thought of,
well received,
acknowledged,
eminent,
great,
distinguished,
prestigious,
illustrious,
pre-eminent,
venerable,
august,
estimable,
of note,
noted,
notable,
of repute,
of high standing,
considerable,
famous,
renowned,
well known,
Origin:
late Middle English (in celebrate (sense 2)): from Latin celebrat- ‘celebrated’, from the verb celebrare, from celeber, celebr- ‘frequented or honoured’.
