· behave as expected during of holidays or rites; "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur"
· have a celebration; "They were feting the patriarch of the family"; "After the exam, the students were celebrating"
Synonym(s): fete
Hypernym(s): meet, get_together
· assign great social importance to; "The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood"; "The tenor was lionized in Vienna"
Hypernym(s): respect, honor, honour, abide_by, observe