Synonyms for celebrate

Verb

1. observe, celebrate, keep

usage: celebrate, as of holidays or rites; "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur"

2. celebrate, fete, meet, get together

usage: have a celebration; "They were feting the patriarch of the family"; "After the exam, the students were celebrating"

3. lionize, lionise, celebrate, respect, honor, honour, abide by, observe

usage: assign great social importance to; "The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood"; "The tenor was lionized in Vienna"