venerate

English

WOTD – 29 June 2007

Etymology

From Latin venerātus, perfect passive participle of veneror (“worship, reverence”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛnəɹeɪt/

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Verb

venerate (third-person singular simple present venerates, present participle venerating, simple past and past participle venerated)

1. (transitive) To treat with great respect and deference.
2. (transitive) To revere or hold in awe.

Related terms

• revere
• venerable
• veneration
• venerative

Translations

To treat with great respect and deference

• Bulgarian: почитам (bg) (počitam), уважавам (bg) (uvažavam)
• Catalan: venerar (ca)
• Finnish: kunnioittaa (fi), arvostaa (fi)
• French: vénérer (fr)
• Georgian: ეთაყვანება (etaq̇vaneba), თაყვანისცემს (taq̇vaniscems), პატივისცემა (ṗaṭiviscema), თაყვანისცემა (taq̇vaniscema), მოწიწებით მოპყრობა (moc̣ic̣ebit moṗq̇roba)
• Latin: venor

• Maori: whakarangatira, whakakorōria, whakamiha, whakahōnore, kauanuanu, whakamānawa
• Portuguese: venerar (pt)
• Quechua: apuchay
• Russian: почита́ть (ru) (počitátʹ)
• Sanskrit: पूजयति (sa) (pūjayati)
• Swedish: vörda (sv), helga (sv)

To revere or hold in awe

• Bulgarian: прекланям се (preklanjam se), благоговея (bg) (blagogoveja)
• Finnish: kunnioittaa (fi), arvostaa (fi)
• Georgian: თაყვანისცემა (taq̇vaniscema), მოწიწებით მოპყრობა (moc̣ic̣ebit moṗq̇roba)
• German: anhimmeln (de), anbeten (de)
• Italian: adorare (it), colere (it) (poetic), riverire (it), venerare (it)
• Latin: venor

• Portuguese: venerar (pt)
• Russian: преклоня́ться (ru) (preklonjátʹsja)
• Sanskrit: पूजयति (sa) (pūjayati)
• Spanish: venerar (es)

Anagrams

• enervate

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Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

venerate

1. inflection of venerare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

venerate f pl

1. feminine plural of venerato

Anagrams

• averente, vanerete, veterane

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Latin

Participle

venerāte

1. vocative masculine singular of venerātus