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 production opening this fall is something of a novelty, in that it boasts a Broadway-viable cast but is being produced at La MaMa, the venerated off-off-Broadway theater in the East Village.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The clause survives as decoration: incorporated, venerated, and incapable of stopping a single seizure.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 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
It may be, too, that he wanted to show in the most startling and shocking way possible how easy it was to deceive the awful, venerated, humbly adored divinities.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
