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1. Behave as expected during holidays or rites
   "celebrate Christmas"
   - observe, keep
    
2. Have a celebration
   "After the exam, the students were celebrating"
   - fete, fête
    
3. Assign great social importance to
   "The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood"
   - lionize, lionise [Brit]

Derived forms: celebrating, celebrates, celebrated

See also: celebrant, celebration, celebratory

Type of: abide by, fete [], fête [], get together, honor [US], honour [Brit, Cdn], meet, observe, respect

Encyclopedia: Celebrate