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venerate

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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Plain form
venerate

Third-person singular
venerates

Past tense
venerated

Past participle
venerated

Present participle
venerating

  1. (transitive) To treat with great respect and deference.
    They wanted to venerate the spirit of the great man.
  2. (transitive) To revere or hold in high value, esteem, awe.
    He came to venerate the memory of the significant or holy event.
    The children were taught to venerate their parents and grandparents.
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