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verb
To treat with great respect and deference.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: esteem, honor, look up to, idolize, lay store by, prize, hallow, put store by, put store in, rate, regard, respect, revere, set store by, value, venerate, worthy
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To revere or hold in awe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: exalt, laud, praise, aggrandize, applaud, enthrone, appraise, belaud, bepraise, commend, cry up, eulogize, extol, glorify, honor, idolize, lionize, magnify, panegyrize, puff, revere, speak well of, transfigure, venerate, worthy
Antonyms: none provided
verb
regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: reverence, fear, revere
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: respect, esteem, value, prize, prise
Narrower terms: enshrine, saint, worship
History
First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin venerātus, perfect active participle of veneror (“to worship, venerate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Across languages
57 source translations are retained for this English entry.
