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
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 doesn’t hurt that she’s attired in a series of extremely flattering outfits by the venerated costume designer Travis Banton.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
The peach-faced Lombardy, who wasn’t in the running for the title, was playing the venerated Reshevsky, and the Old Fox stood at 9½ points.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
