adore

[ uh-dawr, uh-dohr ]

/ əˈdɔr, əˈdoʊr /

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verb (used with object), a·dored, a·dor·ing.

to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.

to pay divine honor to; worship: to adore God.

to like or admire very much: I simply adore the way your hair is done!

verb (used without object), a·dored, a·dor·ing.

to worship.

Nearby words

adoptive immunotherapy, adorable, adoral, adoration, adorbs, adore, adorn, adornment, adorno, adoula, adour

Origin of adore

1275–1325; < Latin adōrāre to speak to, pray, worship, equivalent to ad- ad- + ōrāre to speak, beg (see oral); replacing Middle English aour(i)e < Old French aourer < Latin

SYNONYMS FOR adore

1 idolize; reverence, revere, venerate.

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ANTONYMS FOR adore

1 abhor.

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Related forms

a·dor·er, nouna·dor·ing·ly, adverbun·a·dored, adjectiveun·a·dor·ing, adjective

un·a·dor·ing·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for adorer

But she had consented, and here was this man—her only friend, her adorer—with all his love and devotion.
The Living Link|James De Mille
Veltro fits the indispensable turnkey, and for title—The Adorer.
Very Woman|Remy de Gourmont
My Adorer will show whether it is necessary, for the purpose of living, to mingle with surrounding complications.
Very Woman|Remy de Gourmont
The Master embraced him as an adorer of Vishnu (bhgabat) and with honour made him sit close to Himself.
Chaitanya's Life And Teachings|Krishna das Kaviraja

Meanwhile Mme. de Bargeton's adorer found the silence somewhat awkward.
Two Poets|Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for adorer

adore

/ (əˈdɔː) /

verb

(tr) to love intensely or deeply

to worship (a god) with religious rites

(tr) informal to like very muchI adore chocolate

Derived Forms

adorer, nounadoring, adjectiveadoringly, adverb

Word Origin for adore

C15: via French from Latin adōrāre, from ad- to + ōrāre to pray

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