venerate

v.尊敬

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
venerate (verb)
transitive verb
1.
to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
2.
to honor (as an icon or a relic) with a ritual act of devotion revere
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
venerate (verb)
to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power
SYNONYMS:
adore, deify, glorify, revere, reverence, venerate
RELATED WORDS:
admire, honor, love, regard, respect; apotheosize, canonize, dignify, exalt, lionize, magnify; extol ( extoll), laud, praise; delight, gratify, please, satisfy
NEAR ANTONYMS:
blaspheme, desecrate, profane, violate; affront, dishonor, disrespect, insult, offend, outrage, pique, ridicule, scorn, slight; displease; defame, disparage, libel, malign, slander, slur, smear
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