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Definition of venerate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

venerate

 verb
verb
NAmE//ˈvɛnəˌreɪt//
 
venerate somebody/something (as something) (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they venerate
 
he / she / it venerates
 
past simple venerated
 
-ing form venerating
 
 
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to have and show a lot of respect for someone or something, especially someone or something that is considered to be holy or very important synonym revere The monk was subsequently venerated as a saint. a leader venerated by generations of revolutionaries
veneration
 
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NAmE//ˌvɛnəˈreɪʃn//
 
noun [uncountable] The relics were objects of veneration.See venerate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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