venerate

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛnəɹeɪt/

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• Rhymes: -eɪt

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

1. (transitive) To treat with great respect and deference.

   Synonyms: esteem, honor, look up to; see also Thesaurus:revere

2. (transitive) To revere or hold in awe.

   Synonyms: exalt, laud, praise; see also Thesaurus:glorify

   • 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:

     […] we cannot but venerate in Johnson one of the most exercised minds that our holy religion hath ever formed.

• enervate

venerate

1. inflection of venerare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

venerate f pl

1. feminine plural of venerato

• averente, vanerete, veterane

venerāte

1. vocative masculine singular of venerātus

venerate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of venerar combined with te