Etymology

venerate

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Today it means: To treat with great respect and deference. Full definition →

Latin venerātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromvenerātus
  2. English todayvenerate

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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