To honour by rites, by ceremonies of joy and respect, or by refraining from ordinary business; to observe duly.
From Middle English celebraten, from celebrat(e) (“celebrated”, also used as the past participle of celebraten) + -en, borrowed from Latin celebrātus, perfect passive participle of celebrō (“frequent,...
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to celebrate a birthday
To engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event.
I was promoted today at work—let’s celebrate!