Venerate

3 definitions found

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

  Venerate \Ven"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Venerated}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Venerating}.] [L. veneratus, p. p. of venerari to
     venerate; akin to Venus Venus, Skr. van to like, to wish, and
     E. winsome. See {Winsome}.]
     To regard with reverential respect; to honor with mingled
     respect and awe; to reverence; to revere; as, we venerate


     parents and elders.
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           And seemed to venerate the sacred shade. --Dryden.
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           I do not know a man more to be venerated for
           uprightness of heart and loftiness of genius. --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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     Syn: To reverence; revere; adore; respect.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  venerate
       v : regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider
           hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your
           father"; "We venerate genius" [syn: {reverence}, {fear},
           {revere}]

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

  31 Moby Thesaurus words for "venerate":
     accord respect to, admire, adore, apotheosize, appreciate,
     defer to, deify, do homage to, do service, entertain respect for,
     esteem, exalt, favor, hallow, hero-worship, hold in esteem,
     hold in reverence, honor, idolize, look up to, pay homage to,
     prize, regard, respect, revere, reverence, think highly of,
     think much of, think well of, value, worship