Antonyms for venerate
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ven-uh-reyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈvɛn əˌreɪt |
Definition of venerate
Origin :- 1620s, from Latin veneratus, past participle of venerari "to reverence, worship" (see veneration). Related: Venerated; venerating.
- verb revere
- Why do we slight any word of Him whom we venerate and worship under the name of the Word?
- Extract from : « Erasmus and the Age of Reformation » by Johan Huizinga
- They venerate the sun as Dharam Deota, but no offerings are made to him.
- Extract from : « The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India » by R. V. Russell
- They venerate him as highly as they do the Prophet, and consider all other Musalmns to be unbelievers.
- Extract from : « The Faith of Islam » by Edward Sell
- The man or the divinity we venerate at nineteen we instinctively bow to at forty.
- Extract from : « The Land We Live In » by Henry Mann
- But I don't have to venerate him and fuss over him and listen to him.
- Extract from : « The Escape of Mr. Trimm » by Irvin S. Cobb
- Yet how common it is to venerate the form and to deny the spirit!
- Extract from : « Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 of 8 » by Various
- We cannot venerate any one in whom appreciation is not divorced from desire.
- Extract from : « The Sense of Beauty » by George Santayana
- Venerate him I knew that I never could; but I already pitied him exceedingly.
- Extract from : « Rattlin the Reefer » by Edward Howard
- Your nature seems to require something to venerate, as well as to love.
- Extract from : « Eugene Aram, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Accustomed to despise, she felt all the luxury it is to venerate!
- Extract from : « Rienzi » by Edward Bulwer Lytton
Synonyms for venerate
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