- a day of celebration; holiday: The Fourth of July is a great American fete.
- a festive celebration or entertainment: The ball was the greatest fete of the season.
- a religious feast or festival: a fete lasting several days in honor of a saint.
verb (used with object), fet·ed, fet·ing.- to entertain at or honor with a fete: to fete a visiting celebrity.
Also
fête [feyt, fet; French fet] /feɪt, fɛt; French fɛt/.
Origin of fete
1745–55; <
French fête, earlier
feste feast Related formsun·fet·ed, adjectiveCan be confusedfate fete (see synonym study at fate)Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for feting
do,
ball,
fair,
festival,
fiesta,
gala,
bazaar,
banquet,
entertain,
feast,
lionize,
treat,
holiday,
honor,
celebrate
British Dictionary definitions for feting- a gala, bazaar, or similar entertainment, esp one held outdoors in aid of charity
- a feast day or holiday, esp one of religious significance
- Caribbean informal an organized group entertainment, esp a party or a dance
- (tr) to honour or entertain with or as if with a fêtethe author was fêted by his publishers
- (intr) Caribbean informal to join in a fête
Word Origin for fête
C18: from French: feast
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Word Origin and History for fetingv.1819, from fete (n.). Related: Feted; fetes; feting.
n.1754, from French fête "festival, feast," from Old French feste (see feast). Apparently first used in English by Horace Walpole (1717-1797).
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