fete

fete

verb

Definition of FETE

to show appreciation, respect, or affection for (someone) with a public celebration <the returning servicemen and servicewomen were feted with a week's worth of celebrations>

Synonyms fete (or f{ecirc}te), recognize

Related Words acknowledge, cite, commend, compliment, credit, thank; extol (also extoll), glorify, laud, praise, tout; acclaim, applaud, cheer, hail, laureate, salute; celebrate, commemorate, memorialize, observe; congratulate, felicitate

Near Antonyms discredit, disgrace, dishonor, humble, humiliate, shame; bad-mouth, defame, libel, malign, slander; boo, hiss, hoot, jeer; censure, condemn, damn, denounce, reprobate; mock, put down, ridicule, slight

Variants of FETE

fete or fête