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venerate

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ven⋅er⋅ate

  [ven-uh-reyt]
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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 )

Related forms:
ven⋅er⋅a⋅tor, noun
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ven·er·ate   (věn'ə-rāt')   
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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