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ven·er·ate

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–verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.

to regard or treat with reverence; revere.

[Origin: 1615–25; < L venerātus, ptp. of venerārī to solicit the goodwill of (a god), worship, revere, v. deriv. of vener-, s. of venus, presumably in its original sense “desire”; see Venus)

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ven·er·a·tor, noun

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ven·er·ate Audio Help (věn'ə-rāt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. ven·er·at·ed, ven·er·at·ing, ven·er·ates
To regard with respect, reverence, or heartfelt deference. See Synonyms at revere¹.

[Latin venerārī, venerāt-, to venerate, from venus, vener-, love, desire; see wen-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

ven'er·a'tor n.

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venerate
verb
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]

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venerate [ˈvenəreit] verb

to respect; to honour greatly
Example: In some countries, old people are venerated more than in others.

Arabic:	يُبَجِّل، يُكَرِّم
Chinese (Simplified):	崇拜
Chinese (Traditional):	崇拜
Czech:	ctít
Danish:	ære
Dutch:	vereren
Estonian:	austama
Finnish:	kunnioittaa
French:	vénérer
German:	verehren
Greek:	σέβομαι, τιμώ
Hungarian:	tisztel
Icelandic:	virða, heiðra
Indonesian:	menghormati
Italian:	venerare

Japanese:	尊敬する
Korean:	…을 깊이 존경하다, 공경하다
Latvian:	godāt
Lithuanian:	gerbti
Norwegian:	ære, vise ærbødighet
Polish:	okazywać szacunek
Portuguese (Brazil):	venerar
Portuguese (Portugal):	venerar
Romanian:	a venera
Russian:	почитать
Slovak:	ctiť
Slovenian:	spoštovati
Spanish:	venerar
Swedish:	vörda
Turkish:	büyük saygı göstermek

See also: venerable, veneration

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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.

And seemed to venerate the sacred shade. --Dryden.

I do not know a man more to be venerated for uprightness of heart and loftiness of genius. --Sir W. Scott.

Syn: To reverence; revere; adore; respect.

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