salute

¹sa·lute

verb \sə-ˈlüt\

sa·lut·edsa·lut·ing

Definition of SALUTE

transitive verb

1

a : to address with expressions of kind wishes, courtesy, or honor

b : to give a sign of respect, courtesy, or goodwill to : greet

2

: to become apparent to (one of the senses)

3

a : to honor (as a person, nation, or event) by a conventional military or naval ceremony

b : to show respect and recognition to (a military superior) by assuming a prescribed position

c : to express commendation of : praise

intransitive verb

: to make a salute

— sa·lut·er noun

Examples of SALUTE

1. We salute our country's soldiers.
2. The players saluted the fans.
3. The president saluted her bravery.

Origin of SALUTE

Middle English, from Latin salutare, from salut-, salus health, safety, greeting, from salvus safe, healthy — more at safe

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to SALUTE

Synonyms

accredit, applaud, cheer, crack up, hail, laud, praise, acclaim, tout

Antonyms

knock, pan, slam

Related Words

bravo, clap, rise (to); ballyhoo; approve, commend, endorse (also indorse), favor, recommend, root (for), support; celebrate, emblazon, eulogize, extol (also extoll), glorify, magnify, sing; adulate, belaud, flatter, overpraise; deify, idolize

Near Antonyms

belittle, discommend, disparage, put down; blame, censure, reprehend, reprobate; admonish, chide, criticize, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove; castigate, excoriate, keelhaul, lambaste (or lambast), skewer, slag [chiefly British], vilify

Rhymes with SALUTE

acute, astute, Asyût, bear fruit, beetroot, Beirut, birthroot, bloodroot, breadfruit, butut, cahoot, Canute, catsuit, cheroot, choucroute, clubroot, commute, compute, confute, crapshoot, cube root, deaf-mute, depute, dilute, dispute, dry suit, elute, en route, enroot, flight suit, folkmoot, freeboot, galoot, grapefruit, G suit, hardboot, hip boot, hirsute, imbrute, impute, jackboot, jackfruit, jumpsuit, kashruth, lawsuit, long suit, lounge suit, minute, nonsuit, offshoot, outshoot, Paiute, pantsuit, permute, playsuit, pollute, pursuit, recruit, refute, repute, sans doute, seaboot, snowsuit, solute, square root, star fruit, star route, statute, strong suit, sunsuit, sweat suit, swimsuit, take root, taproot, to boot, tracksuit, trade route, transmute, tribute, uproot, volute, wet suit, zoot suit

²salute

noun

Definition of SALUTE

1

: greeting, salutation

2

a : a sign, token, or ceremony expressing goodwill, compliment, or respect <the festival was a salute to the arts>

b : the position (as of the hand) or the entire attitude of a person saluting a superior

3

: firecracker

Examples of SALUTE

1. The officers gave the general a salute.
2. They raised their hands in salute.
3. The concert was a salute to country music legends.
4. Twenty-one guns were fired in salute.
5. We raise our glasses in salute to the newlyweds.

First Known Use of SALUTE

14th century

Related to SALUTE

Synonyms

greeting, salutation, hello, welcome

Antonyms

adieu, bon voyage, congé (also congee), farewell, Godspeed, good-bye (or good-by)

Related Words

ave, hail; amenities, civilities, pleasantries; regards, respects, wishes