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venerate(dictionary)
venerate(dictionary)

venerate (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: , past participle of venerari, from venus 'love, desire']
to honour or respect someone or something because they are old, holy, or connected with the past
::a symbol of Arab courage, to be venerated for generations
venerate sb as sth
::These children are venerated as holy beings.
-- veneration /7venE5reIFEn/ n [U]
::The sun was an object of veneration .