venerate

Meaning

  1. (transitive) To treat with great respect and deference.
  2. (transitive) To revere or hold in awe.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvɛnəɹeɪt/
Etymology

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin venerātus, perfect active participle of veneror (“to worship, venerate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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