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veneratevenerate /ˈvɛnəˌreɪt/ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYvenerateOrigin: 1600-1700 Latin, past participle of venerari, from venus love, desire VERB TABLEvenerate |
Present | I, you, we, they | venerate | | he, she, it | venerates | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | venerated | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have venerated | | he, she, it | has venerated | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had venerated | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will venerate | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have venerated |
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Present | I | am venerating | | he, she, it | is venerating | | you, we, they | are venerating | Past | I, he, she, it | was venerating | | you, we, they | were venerating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been venerating | | he, she, it | has been venerating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been venerating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be venerating | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been venerating |
formal to treat someone or something with great respect, especially because of age or a connection with the past: Atatürk is still widely venerated in Turkey.—veneration /ˌvɛnəˈreɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] |