| Main Entry: | venerate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | revere |
Synonyms: |
admire, adore, apotheosize, appreciate, be in awe of, cherish, deify, esteem, exalt, hallow, hold in awe, honor, idolize, look up to, love, put on a pedestal, regard, respect, reverence, think highly of, treasure, value, worship |
| Main Entry: | admire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold in high regard |
Synonyms: |
adore, applaud, appreciate, approve, be crazy about, be crazy for, be crazy over, be mad about, be nuts about, be stuck on, be sweet on, be wild about, cherish, commend, credit, delight in, esteem, eulogize, extol, fall for, get high on, glorify, go for, groove on, hail, hold in respect, honor, idolize, laud, look up to, marvel at, moon over, pay homage to, praise, prize, rate highly, respect, revere, take pleasure in, think highly of, treasure, value, venerate, wonder at, worship |
Antonyms: |
abhor, condemn, despise, detest, dislike, execrate, hate, scorn |
| Main Entry: | adore |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | love intensely |
Synonyms: |
admire, be crazy about, be gone on, be mad for, be nuts about, be serious about, be smitten with, be stuck on, be sweet on, be wild about, cherish, delight in, dig*, dote on, esteem, exalt, fall for, flip over, glorify, go for, honor, idolize, prize, revere, reverence, treasure, venerate, worship |
Antonyms: |
abhor, condemn, despise, detest, hate |
| Main Entry: | cherish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | care about deeply |
Synonyms: |
admire, adore, appreciate, apprize, care for, clasp, cleave to, cling to, coddle, comfort, cosset, cultivate, defend, dote on, embrace, encourage, enshrine, entertain, fancy, fondle, foster, guard, harbor, hold dear, hold in high esteem, honor, hug, idolize, like, love, nourish, nurse, nurture, pet, preserve, prize, revere, reverence, safeguard, shelter, shield, support, sustain, treasure, value, venerate, worship |
| Notes: | cherish means to be fond of, be attached to, while nurture means to bring up, help develop, help grow, or provide with nourishment |
Antonyms: |
abandon, denounce, forsake, not care, renounce |
| Main Entry: | consecrate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold in high religious regard |
Synonyms: |
anoint, beatify, bless, dedicate, devote, exalt, hallow, honor, ordain, sanctify, set apart, venerate |
Antonyms: |
deprecate |
| Main Entry: | deify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | elevate, glorify |
Synonyms: |
adore, apostheosize, consecrate, ennoble, enthrone, exalt, extol, idealize, idolize, immortalize, venerate, worship |
Antonyms: |
degrade, dishonor, lower |
| Main Entry: | esteem |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | think highly of |
Synonyms: |
admire, appreciate, apprise, be fond of, cherish, consider, hold dear, honor, idolize, like, look up to, love, prize, regard, regard highly, respect, revere, reverence, think the world of, treasure, value, venerate, worship |
Antonyms: |
abuse, dislike, disregard, disrespect, hate, insult, mock, ridicule |
| Main Entry: | glorify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | adore, idolize |
Synonyms: |
adorn, aggrandize, apotheosize, augment, beatify, bless, canonize, deify, dignify, distinguish, elevate, enhance, ennoble, enshrine, erect, exalt, halo*, honor, illuminate, immortalize, lift up, magnify, pay homage to, raise, revere, sanctify, transfigure, uprear, venerate, worship |
Antonyms: |
humiliate, lower, mock, shame |
| Main Entry: | honor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | recognize, treat with respect |
Synonyms: |
acclaim, admire, adore, aggrandize, appreciate, be faithful, be true, celebrate, commemorate, commend, compliment, decorate, dignify, distinguish, ennoble, erect, esteem, exalt, give glad hand, give key to city, glorify, hallow, keep, laud, lionize, live up to, look up to, magnify, observe, praise, prize, revere, roll out red carpet, sanctify, sublime, uprear, value, venerate, worship |
Antonyms: |
betray, denounce, disgrace, dishonor, disrespect, reproach, shame |
| Main Entry: | idolize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | think of very highly; worship |
Synonyms: |
admire, adore, apotheosize, bow down, canonize, deify, dote on, exalt, glorify, look up to, love, put on a pedestal, revere, reverence, venerate |
Antonyms: |
despise |