pay+homage+to
11homage — [[t]hɒ̱mɪʤ[/t]] N UNCOUNT: usu N to n Homage is respect shown towards someone or something you admire, or to a person in authority. Palace has released two marvellous films that pay homage to our literary heritage... At his coronation he received …
12homage — noun (singular) formal something you do to show respect and honour for an important person: pay homage to sb (=show respect and honour for someone): The film pays homage to Woody Allen, using some of his best comic lines …
13homage — hom•age [[t]ˈhɒm ɪdʒ, ˈɒm [/t]] n. 1) respect; reverence: to pay homage to one s forebears[/ex] 2) why a) the formal acknowledgment by a feudal vassal of fealty to his lord b) the relationship thus established between vassal and lord c) something …
14homage — n. 1 acknowledgement of superiority, dutiful reverence (pay homage to; do homage to). 2 hist. formal public acknowledgement of feudal allegiance. Etymology: ME f. OF (h)omage f. med.L hominaticum f. L homo minis man …
15pay 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… …
16pay 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;… …
17Homage — Hom age, n. [OF. homage, homenage, F. hommage, LL. hominaticum, homenaticum, from L. homo a man, LL. also, a client, servant, vassal; akin to L. humus earth, Gr.? on the ground, and E. groom in bridegroom. Cf. {Bridegroom}, {Human}.] 1. (Feud.… …
18Pay — Pay, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paying}.] [OE. paien, F. payer, fr. L. pacare to pacify, appease, fr. pax, pacis, peace. See {Peace}.] 1. To satisfy, or content; specifically, to satisfy (another person) for service rendered,… …
19pay 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 …
20pay — pay1 [ peı ] (present participle paying; past tense and past participle paid [ peıd ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to give money in order to buy something: pay for: Let me pay for dinner. pay someone for something: Can I pay you for …
