esteem

[ih-steem]

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verb (used with object)

to regard highly or favorably; regard with respect or admiration: I esteem him for his honesty.

to consider as of a certain value or of a certain type; regard: I esteem it worthless.

Obsolete. to set a value on; appraise.

noun

favorable opinion or judgment; respect or regard: to hold a person in esteem.

Archaic. opinion or judgment; estimation; valuation.

Origin of esteem

1400–50; late Middle English estemen, < Middle French estimer < Latin aestimāre to fix the value of

Related formspre·es·teem, verb (used with object)un·es·teemed, adjectivewell-es·teemed, adjective

Synonyms for esteem

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1. honor, revere, respect. 4. favor, admiration, honor, reverence, veneration.

Synonym study

1. See appreciate. 4. See respect.

Antonyms for esteem

1. disdain.

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Related Words for esteemed

venerate, revere, treasure, love, prize, like, regard, appreciate, apprise, value, worship, admire, reverence, cherish, respect, idolize, honor, consider, account, calculate

Examples from the Web for esteemed

Contemporary Examples of esteemed

And why would the Innocence Project, an esteemed group dedicated to freeing the wrongly imprisoned, have framed an innocent man?
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Theda Skocpol, the esteemed Harvard social scientist, agrees with Cohen that they will set up the exchanges.
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An esteemed historian of Southern culinary culture, Ferris had all the utensils to do some serious carving on Paula Deen.
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Ross is an esteemed paleontologist and university professor.
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Historical Examples of esteemed

It was kind of Mrs. Hardy to shew this interest, and Mrs. Weston esteemed her for it.
Life in London
Edwin Hodder
Nothing is esteemed a miracle, if it ever happen in the common course of nature.
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
David Hume
That did not seem likely to one who esteemed Mrs. Hallam's acumen as highly as Kirkwood did.
The Black Bag
Louis Joseph Vance
And they esteemed and loved each other twice as much as they had before.
The Chinese Fairy Book
Various
The genius of destruction has done its work, you say, O my esteemed Master?
The Book of Khalid
Ameen Rihani

British Dictionary definitions for esteemed

esteem

verb (tr)

to have great respect or high regard forto esteem a colleague

formal to judge or consider; deemto esteem an idea improper

noun

high regard or respect; good opinion

archaic judgment; opinion

Derived Formsesteemed, adjective

Word Origin for esteem

C15: from Old French estimer, from Latin aestimāre estimate

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Word Origin and History for esteemed

esteem

mid-15c., from Middle French estimer (14c.), from Latin aestimare "to value, appraise," perhaps ultimately from *ais-temos "one who cuts copper," i.e. mints money (but de Vaan finds this "not very credible"). At first used as we would now use estimate; sense of "value, respect" is 1530s. Related: Esteemed; esteeming.

esteem

(also steem, extyme), mid-14c., "account, worth," from French estime, from estimer (see esteem (v.)). Meaning "high regard" is from 1610s.