salute

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/səˈluːt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/səˈlut/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sə lo̅o̅t′; interj. sä lo̅o̅′te)

Inflections of 'salute' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

sa•lute /səˈlut/USA pronunciation n., v., -lut•ed, -lut•ing.
n. [countable]

Military
- a gesture of respect, given to a person of higher military rank:a snappy salute.
- a sign of respect performed by a military or naval force to honor someone or some occasion:a twenty-one-gun salute.
any instance of formal greeting, welcome, or respect:a salute to the Big Bands of the 1940's.

Militaryto give a salute to (someone or something): [no object]The soldiers saluted smartly.[~ + object]The corporal saluted the major.
to express respect or praise for:[~ + object]We salute the dead of our past wars.

sa•lute (sə lo̅o̅t′),USA pronunciation v. -lut•ed, -lut•ing, n.
v.t.

Militaryto pay respect to or honor by some formal act, as by raising the right hand to the side of the headgear, presenting arms, firing cannon, dipping colors, etc.
to address with expressions of goodwill, respect, etc.;
greet.
to make a bow or other gesture to, as in greeting, farewell, or respect.
to express respect or praise for;
honor;
commend.

v.i.

Military
- the special act of respect paid in saluting.
- the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:at the salute.
an act of saluting;
salutation.
Currencya gold coin, bearing the image of the Virgin Mary receiving Gabriel's salutation, issued by Charles VI of France and by Henry V and Henry VI of England.

Old French salut (derivative of saluer), partly derivative of the verb, verbal
Latin, as above; (noun, nominal) Middle English, partly
French saluer
Latin salūtāre to greet (literally, to hail), derivative of salūt- (stem of salūs) health; replacing salue
(verb, verbal) Middle English saluten 1350–1400

sa•lut′er. n.

sa•lu•te (sä lo̅o̅′te),USA pronunciation interj. [Italian.]

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

salute /səˈluːt/ vb

(transitive) to address or welcome with friendly words or gestures of respect, such as bowing or lifting the hat; greet
(transitive) to acknowledge with praise or honour: we salute your gallantry
to pay or receive formal respect, as by presenting arms or raising the right arm

Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin salūtāre to greet, from salūs wellbeingsaˈluter n

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Collocations: a [snappy, quick, rude, defiant] salute, a [military, hand, gun] salute, a [fascist, Nazi, queen's, king's] salute, more...

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