Word a Day
fete
What does fete mean?
fete (verb): to celebrate (a person or event).
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use fete in a sentence?
- They were feting the patriarch of the family. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce fete?
/feɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
What are synonyms of fete?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “fete”?
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What does “fete” mean?
compensate for or counterbalance
Not quite: that's what offset means.
to initiate; to cause or lead to
Not quite: that's what prompt means.
to celebrate (a person or event)
Right! That's what “fete” means.
to refuse to accept; to forswear
Not quite: that's what reject means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “fete”?
highlight
Not quite: highlight means something else.
celebrate
Right!
implement
Not quite: implement means something else.
apologize
Not quite: apologize means something else.
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