feting
noun
1.
a day of celebration; holiday: The Fourth of July is a great American fete.
2.
a festive celebration or entertainment: The ball was the greatest fete of the season.
3.
a religious feast or festival: a fete lasting several days in honor of a saint.
verb (used with object)
4.
to entertain at or honor with a fete: to fete a visiting celebrity.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a gala, bazaar, or similar entertainment, esp one held outdoors in aid of charity |
| 2. | a feast day or holiday, esp one of religious significance |
| 3. | informal (Caribbean) an organized group entertainment, esp a party or a dance |
| —vb | |
| 4. | (tr) to honour or entertain with or as if with a fête: the author was fêted by his publishers |
| 5. | informal (Caribbean) (intr) to join in a fête |
| [C18: from French: | |
| fete or fete | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
| [C18: from French: | |
| fête or fete (feɪt) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a gala, bazaar, or similar entertainment, esp one held outdoors in aid of charity |
| 2. | a feast day or holiday, esp one of religious significance |
| 3. | informal (Caribbean) an organized group entertainment, esp a party or a dance |
| —vb | |
| 4. | (tr) to honour or entertain with or as if with a fête: the author was fêted by his publishers |
| 5. | informal (Caribbean) (intr) to join in a fête |
| [C18: from French: | |
| fete or fete | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
| [C18: from French: | |
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Word Origin & History
fete
1754, from Fr. fête "festival, feast," from O.Fr. feste (see feast). First used in Eng. by Horace Walpole (1717-97). The verb is from 1819. Related: Feted; fetes
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