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.

Translations

To treat with great respect and deference

• Finnish: kunnioittaa (fi), arvostaa (fi)
• French: vénérer (fr)
• Georgian: ეთაყვანება (etaq̇vaneba), თაყვანისცემს (taq̇vaniscems)
• Latin: venor

• Maori: whakarangatira, whakakorōria, whakamiha, whakahōnore
• Quechua: apuchay
• Russian: почита́ть (ru) (počitátʹ)
• Swedish: vörda (sv), helga (sv)

To revere or hold in awe

• Finnish: kunnioittaa (fi), arvostaa (fi)
• Latin: venor

• Russian: преклоня́ться (ru) (preklonjátʹsja)
• Spanish: venerar (es)

Related terms

• revere
• venerable
• veneration
• venerative

Anagrams

• enervate

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Italian

Verb

venerate

1. second-person plural present indicative of venerare
2. second-person plural imperative of venerare
3. feminine plural of venerato

Anagrams

• veterane

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Latin

Participle

venerāte

1. vocative masculine singular of venerātus