- pay tribute to
- to praise someone or something publicly
The town paid tribute to the firefighters who died in the fire.
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pay tribute — index belaud, bestow, honor, regard (hold in esteem) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pay tribute to — PRAISE, sing the praises of, speak highly of, commend, acclaim, take one s hat off to, applaud, salute, honour, show appreciation of, recognize, acknowledge, pay homage to, extol; formal laud. → tribute * * * pay tribute to phrase to praise… … Useful english dictionary
pay tribute to someone — pay tribute/homage/to someone phrase to say or do something that shows you respect and admire someone a lot We are here tonight to pay tribute to one of the greatest actors of all time. Thesaurus: to praise someone or somethingsynonym Main en … Useful english dictionary
pay tribute to — the players on both teams paid tribute to the retiring Ripken Syn: praise, sing the praises of, speak highly of, commend, acclaim, tip one s hat to, applaud, salute, honor, show appreciation of, recognize, acknowledge, pay homage to, extol;… … Thesaurus of popular words
pay tribute — show that you respect or admire a person, honor someone In a letter to Ms. Lee, the City paid tribute to her for service to her community … English idioms
pay tribute — compliment, praise … English contemporary dictionary
pay tribute to — show respect to, praise … English contemporary dictionary
Tribute — Trib ute, n. [OE. tribut, L. tributum, fr. tribuere, tributum, to bestow, grant, pay, allot, assign, originally, to a tribe, from tribus tribe; cf. F. tribut. See {Tribe}, and cf. {Attribute}, {Contribute}.] 1. An annual or stated sum of money or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tribute money — Tribute Trib ute, n. [OE. tribut, L. tributum, fr. tribuere, tributum, to bestow, grant, pay, allot, assign, originally, to a tribe, from tribus tribe; cf. F. tribut. See {Tribe}, and cf. {Attribute}, {Contribute}.] 1. An annual or stated sum of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tribute pitch — Tribute Trib ute, n. [OE. tribut, L. tributum, fr. tribuere, tributum, to bestow, grant, pay, allot, assign, originally, to a tribe, from tribus tribe; cf. F. tribut. See {Tribe}, and cf. {Attribute}, {Contribute}.] 1. An annual or stated sum of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
