Admire,

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Admire \Ad*mire"\, v. i.
     To wonder; to marvel; to be affected with surprise; --
     sometimes with at.
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           To wonder at Pharaoh, and even admire at myself.


                                                    --Fuller.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Admire \Ad*mire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Admired}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Admiring}.] [F. admirer, fr. L. admirari; ad + mirari to
     wonder, for smirari, akin to Gr. ? to smile, Skr. smi, and E.
     smile.]
     1. To regard with wonder or astonishment; to view with
        surprise; to marvel at. [Archaic]
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              Examples rather to be admired than imitated.
                                                    --Fuller.
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     2. To regard with wonder and delight; to look upon with an
        elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out
        approbation, esteem, love, or reverence; to estimate or
        prize highly; as, to admire a person of high moral worth,
        to admire a landscape.
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              Admired as heroes and as gods obeyed. --Pope.
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     Note: Admire followed by the infinitive is obsolete or
           colloquial; as, I admire to see a man consistent in his
           conduct.
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     Syn: To esteem; approve; delight in.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  admire
       v 1: feel admiration for [syn: {look up to}]
       2: look at with admiration

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  49 Moby Thesaurus words for "admire":
     OK, accept, accord respect to, adore, apotheosize, appreciate,
     approve, approve of, bless, cherish, consider, countenance,
     dearly love, defer to, deify, delight in, endorse,
     entertain respect for, esteem, exalt, favor, hero-worship,
     hold dear, hold in esteem, hold in reverence, hold with, honor,
     idolize, keep in countenance, look up to, love to distraction,
     prize, rate highly, regard, relish, respect, revere, reverence,
     sanction, take kindly to, think highly of, think much of,
     think well of, treasure, uphold, value, venerate, view with favor,
     worship
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Admire, KS (city, FIPS 325)
    Location: 38.64117 N, 96.10285 W
    Population (1990): 147 (62 housing units)
    Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 66830

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Admire, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
     Population (2000):    177
     Housing Units (2000): 73
     Land area (2000):     0.331180 sq. miles (0.857752 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.331180 sq. miles (0.857752 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            00325
     Located within:       Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
     Location:             38.641416 N, 96.101932 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     66830
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Admire, KS
      Admire