venerate
verb/ˈvɛnəɹeɪt/
Etymology First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin venerātus, perfect active participle of veneror (“to worship, venerate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
1
To treat with great respect and deference.
2
To revere or hold in awe.
- […] we cannot but venerate in Johnson one of the most exercised minds that our holy religion hath ever formed.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:
- Related terms
- venerable, venerant, veneration, venerative