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

• 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

• 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

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