venerate
verb (used with object)
to regard or treat with reverence; revere.
venerated
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past participleof venerate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof venerate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
venerateverb (used with object)to regard or treat with reverence; revere.
Example Sentences
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The clause survives as decoration: incorporated, venerated, and incapable of stopping a single seizure.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
Mr. Salonen, who turns 68 years old later this month, was once a revolutionary in classical-music circles but is now something closer to a vaunted tradition’s venerated elder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
The Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, an 11th-century monastery with emblematic golden domes, is venerated by both the Russian and Ukrainian wings of the Orthodox Church as one of their most important spiritual centres.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
It is unusual to see Buddhist monks - much less such a high-ranking figure - arrested in Sri Lanka, where they are both politically powerful and venerated by society.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
He spent part of a summer at the drama school at Northwestern, where the program included a three-day-a-week, three-hour improv session with Dawn Mora, a venerated instructor.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
