VENERATE

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does venerate mean? 

• VENERATE (verb)
  The verb VENERATE has 1 sense:

1. regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of

  Familiarity information: VENERATE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VENERATE (verb)

Meaning:

Regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Synonyms:

reverence; venerate; revere; fear

Context examples:

Fear God as your father / We venerate genius

Hypernyms (to "venerate" is one way to...):

esteem; prise; prize; respect; value (regard highly; think much of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "venerate"):

enshrine; saint (hold sacred)

worship (show devotion to (a deity))

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

Sam cannot venerate Sue