venerate

UK: /ˈvɛnəreɪt/ US: /ˈvɛnəˌreɪt/ ,(ven′ə rāt′)

Inflections of 'venerate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

venerates

v 3rd person singular

venerating

v pres p

venerated

v past

venerated

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

ven•er•ate /ˈvɛnəˌreɪt/   v. [~ + object] , -at•ed, -at•ing. 

1. to think of, consider, or treat with reverence; revere.

ven•er•a•tion /ˌvɛnəˈreɪʃən/  n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

ven•er•ate  (ven′ə rāt′), v.t., -at•ed, -at•ing. 

1. to regard or treat with reverence;
   revere.

• Latin venerātus, past participle of venerārī to solicit the goodwill of (a god), worship, revere, verb, verbal derivative of vener-, stem of venus, presumably in its original sense "desire''; see Venus)
• 1615–25

ven′er•a′tor, n. 

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venerate / ˈvɛnəˌreɪt/ verb (transitive)

1. to hold in deep respect; revere
2. to honour in recognition of qualities of holiness, excellence, wisdom, etc

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin venerārī, from venus love

ˈvenerˌator noun