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tribute

/ˈtɹɪbjut/ verb C2
  1. To pay (something) as tribute. (transitive)

He/she/it tributes · Past tributed · Past participle tributed · -ing form tributing

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Verb forms

Base form
tribute
He/she/it
tributes
Past
tributed
Past participle
tributed
-ing form
tributing

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so the marked absence of any tribute or recognition from Diana Barry who was sitting with Gertie Pye embittered Anne’s little triumph.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 129 · C1
In comparing her recollection of Pemberley with the minute description which Wickham could give, and in bestowing her tribute of praise on the character of its late possessor, she was delighting both him and herself.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 166 · B2
“Poor girl,” said Debray, like the rest, paying an involuntary tribute to the sad event,—“poor girl, so young, so rich, so beautiful!
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1024 · C1
The museum stands as a powerful tribute to the courage of those early travelers.
The Gateway at Ellis Island, p. 1 · B2

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