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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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