Meaning

2 senses

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

    почита́тьpočitátʹ

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

    anhimmeln, anbeten

    преклоня́тьсяpreklonjátʹsja

More definitions
  • regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of

Examples

5 sentences

  1. We dishonor the living and venerate the dead.

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  2. Brentano sat at her feet, venerating her as a saint.

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  3. Protestants don't venerate saints.

    ruПротестанты не почитают святых. — Selena777

    deProtestanten verehren keine Heiligen. — raggione

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  4. Tom is venerated here.

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  5. Even people who don't believe in the Catholic church venerate the Pope as a symbolic leader.

    ruДаже те люди, которые не верят в католическую церковь, почитают Папу как символического правителя. — bubuki

    deSogar Leute, die nicht an die katholische Kirche glauben, verehren den Papst als ein symbolisches Oberhaupt. — MUIRIEL

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
To treat with great respect and deference:
To revere or hold in awe:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
To revere or hold in awe:

Origin

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin venerātus, perfect active participle of venero

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

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Forms

venerates, venerating, venerated, venerated
Base formvenerate · to venerate
3rd person singularvenerates
Present participlevenerating
Past simplevenerated
Past participlevenerated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyvenerate
he, she, itvenerates

Past simpleLesson

all personsvenerated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave venerated
he, she, ithas venerated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill venerate

Synonyms

39 synonyms
honorB2idolizeB2prizeB1rateB2regardB1respectB1revereC1valueB2worthyB1exaltB2laudC2praiseB2applaudB1commendC1
Close in meaning
  • regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of:reverencefearrevere

Word family

7 related words
RelatedvenerationC1venerablevenerantvenerativevenerator
Derivedmisvenerateovervenerate

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
vendorveneervenerablevengeancevengefulvenisonvenlafaxine
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