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venerate

[ ven-uh-reyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, ven·er·at·ed, ven·er·at·ing.

to regard or treat with reverence; revere.

venerate

/ ˈvɛnəˌreɪt /

verb

to hold in deep respect; revere
to honour in recognition of qualities of holiness, excellence, wisdom, etc

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Derived Forms

ˈvenerˌator, noun

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Other Words From

vener·ator noun
un·vener·ated adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of venerate¹

1615–25; < Latin venerātus, past participle of venerārī to solicit the goodwill of (a god), worship, revere, verbal derivative of vener-, stem of venus, presumably in its original sense “desire”; Venus )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of venerate¹

C17: from Latin venerārī, from venus love

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Example Sentences

Confucius rarely openly rebuked any one, especially a prince, whom it was his duty to venerate for his office.

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He has a perfect right to venerate Mr. Tindall, and if he is a little fashionable, what of that?

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Those who do not venerate their poets, and have respect to the early history of their country, are a dull, besotted people.

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The one who is first in music, who succeeds the best on the violin or piano, is like a king to them; they love, they venerate him.

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This is a world worth abiding in while one man can thus venerate and love another.

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Related Words

venerable veneration

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