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Antonyms for treasured

Grammar : Verb
Spell : trezh-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtrɛʒ ər


Definition of treasured

Origin :
  • mid-12c., from Old French tresor "treasury, treasure" (11c.), from Gallo-Romance *tresaurus, from Latin thesaurus "treasury, treasure" (cf. Spanish, Italian tesoro), from Greek thesauros "store, treasure, treasure house" (see thesaurus). Replaced Old English goldhord. General sense of "anything valued" is recorded from c.1200. Treasure hunt is first recorded 1913. For treasure trove, see trove.
  • verb hold dear
Example sentences :
  • Only about the hospital—but Le Moyne had kept the note, treasured it!
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • It was apparent that she had not only caught it, but had treasured it in her memory—perhaps in her heart.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • He prized him as an heir rather than treasured him as a son.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • The Egyptians treasured in their homes the mummies of their dead.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • But the wrongs society has heaped upon me are treasured in this breast.'
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • He turned them over in his mind and treasured some simply because he liked the sound of them.
  • Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker
  • Every object of his pleasure or regard was treasured as a sacred thing.
  • Extract from : « The Elm Tree Tales » by F. Irene Burge Smith
  • It seemed, then, that every word she had uttered in his hearing had been weighed and treasured up.
  • Extract from : « Audrey Craven » by May Sinclair
  • I would have treasured every sigh, every word, every sign, every glance.'
  • Extract from : « Heart of Darkness » by Joseph Conrad
  • His wife was showing her brother-in-law some of her most treasured bits of china.
  • Extract from : « Olive in Italy » by Moray Dalton

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