celebrate
celebrate Lexical Profile
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• verb
To acknowledge a significant or happy day, event, or achievement with a social gathering or enjoyable activity.
"The entire neighborhood gathered in the park to celebrate the end of the harvest season."
To honor, praise, or publicly proclaim the worth of a person, work, or quality.
"Critics continue to celebrate the novelist for her vivid portrayal of rural community life."
To perform a religious ceremony or solemn ritual publicly and duly, especially the Christian Eucharist or a marriage.
"The bishop arrived at the cathedral early to celebrate the morning Mass."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Latin celebratus, the past participle of celebrare ('to frequent in great numbers, assemble to honor, or solemnize'), derived from the adjective celeber ('frequented, populous, or renowned').