celebrate

Universal Words verb 1 to show that a day or an event is important by doing sth special on it: [V] Jake's passed his exams. We're going out to celebrate. * [VN] We celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary in Florence. * How do people celebrate New Year in your country? 2 [VN] to perform a religious ceremony, especially the Christian COMMUNION service 3 [VN] (formal) to praise sb/sth: songs that celebrate the joys of romantic love * a movie celebrating the life and work of Martin Luther King