cel·e·brate
[sel-uh-breyt]
verb, -brat·ed, -brat·ing.
–verb (used with object)
1.to observe (a day) or commemorate (an event) with ceremonies or festivities: to celebrate Christmas; to celebrate the success of a new play.
2.to make known publicly; proclaim: The newspaper celebrated the end of the war in red headlines.
3.to praise widely or to present to widespread and favorable public notice, as through newspapers or novels: a novel celebrating the joys of marriage; the countryside celebrated in the novels of Hardy.
4.to perform with appropriate rites and ceremonies; solemnize: to celebrate a marriage.
–verb (used without object)
5.to observe a day or commemorate an event with ceremonies or festivities.
6.to perform a religious ceremony, especially mass or the Lord’s Supper.
7.to have or participate in a party, drinking spree, or uninhibited good time: You look like you were up celebrating all night.