celebrate
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- (transitive & intransitive) If you celebrate something, you do something special to show that you are happy about it.
- The town celebrates its 200th anniversary this Saturday by launching 20,000 balloons.
- Some American homes are treeless during Christmas as these families celebrate other holidays.
- Fans poured into the streets to celebrate after their team's victory.
- (transitive) When you celebrate something, you perform or participate in it, usually a sacrament or solemn rite.
- The Christians gathered together to celebrate a mass.