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Verb

venerate (third-person singular simple present venerates, present participle venerating, simple past and past participle venerated)

  • (transitive) To treat with great respect and deference.
    • ✤ Synonyms: esteem, honor, look up to; see also Thesaurus: revere
  • (transitive) To revere or hold in awe.
    • ✤ Synonyms: exalt, laud, praise; see also Thesaurus: glorify
    • ✤ […] we cannot but venerate in Johnson one of the most exercised minds that our holy religion hath ever formed.1

Etymology

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin venerātus, perfect active participle of veneror (“to worship, venerate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈvɛnəɹeɪt/
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  • Rhymes: -eɪt

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Footnotes

  1. 1791, James Boswell, “[1756]”, in James Boswell, editor, The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. […], volume I, London: […] Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, […], →OCLC, page 168: ↩

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