feted

Also fêt·ed

[fey-tid, fet-id]

adjective

1. celebrated, lauded, or acclaimed.

   The album spawned a huge hit single, and has since become one of the most feted albums ever.

2. entertained or honored with a fete, or festive celebration.

   He could drink hard, but without his friend to lead him home the feted hero would have spent his night on a park bench.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of fete.

Other Word Forms

• unfeted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of feted¹

First recorded in 1820–30; fete + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; fete + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

It is the original midnight movie and is now being feted around the world for its 50th anniversary with a second life as the longest continuous theatrical release in cinema history.

From Los Angeles Times

By the 2000s Dobson was a kingmaker in the GOP and was feted by every Republican politician who coveted his endorsement.

From Salon

Twelve years later, those halcyon days of Welsh rugby - in which their then coach Warren Gatland was feted - are long gone.

From BBC

Life moved on after his richly deserved back-slapping and feted appearances on the chat show circuit.

From BBC

But then the trophy wasn’t the one being feted Sunday, Dekermenjian was.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• honored