tributenoun
uk/ˈtrɪb.juːt/us/ˈtrɪb.juːt/tribute noun (RESPECTFUL ACTION)
C2 [ C or U ] something that you say, write, or give that shows your respect and admiration for someone, especially on a formal occasion:
Tributes have been pouring in from all over the world for the famous actor who died yesterday.
floral tributes (= flowers sent to someone's funeral)
pay tribute to sb/sth
C2 to praise someone or something:
The minister paid tribute to the men who had fought the blaze.
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Praising and applauding
- a pat on the back idiom
- acclaim
- acclamation
- accolade
- adulate
- cheer
- exalt
- extol
- felicitations
- fete
- full marks to sb idiom
- lay
- pat
- praise
- recognize
- rhapsodic
- rhapsody
- round of applause idiom
- shout-out
- sing
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tribute noun (BENEFICIAL EFFECT)
be a tribute to sth/sb
to show clearly how good, strong, or effective something or someone is:
I've never met a five-year-old as well behaved as your son - he's a tribute to you!
It is a tribute to his determination over his 22 years that he has achieved so much.
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Showing and demonstrating
- act
- act sth out
- attest
- barometer
- bespeak
- bring
- bring sth forward
- disclose
- flicker
- manifestation
- produce
- prove
- put up sth
- radiate
- revealing
- says something about sb/sth idiom
- strike
- suggest
- token
- wear
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