Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Celebrate

Celebrate , transitive verb

[Latin celebratus, past participle of celebrare to frequent, to celebrate, from celeber famous.]

1.
To extol or honor in a solemn manner; as, to celebrate the name of the Most High.
2.
To honor by solemn rites, by ceremonies of joy and respect, or by refraining from ordinary business; to observe duly; to keep; as, to celebrate a birthday.
From even unto even shall ye celebrate your Sabbath. — Lev. xxiii. 32
3.
To perform or participate in, as a sacrament or solemn rite; to solemnize; to perform with appropriate rites; as, to celebrate a marriage.
We are called upon to commemorate a revolution as surprising in its manner as happy in its consequences. — Atterbury
Earth, water, air, and fire, with feeling glee, Exult to celebrate thy festival. — Thomson