Esteeming

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

  Esteem \Es*teem"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Esteemed}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Esteeming}.] [F. estimer, L. aestimare, aestumare, to
     value, estimate; perh. akin to Skr. ish to seek, strive, and
     E. ask. Cf. {Aim}, {Estimate}.]
     1. To set a value on; to appreciate the worth of; to
        estimate; to value; to reckon.


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              Then he forsook God, which made him, and lightly
              esteemed the Rock of his salvation.   --Deut. xxxii.
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              Thou shouldst (gentle reader) esteem his censure and
              authority to be of the more weighty credence. --Bp.
                                                    Gardiner.
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              Famous men, -- whose scientific attainments were
              esteemed hardly less than supernatural. --Hawthorne.
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     2. To set a high value on; to prize; to regard with
        reverence, respect, or friendship.
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              Will he esteem thy riches?            --Job xxxvi.
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              You talk kindlier: we esteem you for it. --Tennyson.
  
     Syn: To estimate; appreciate; regard; prize; value; respect;
          revere. See {Appreciate}, {Estimate}.
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