venerate
verb (used with object)
to regard or treat with reverence; revere.
venerates
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present tense formof venerate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Within a legal profession that venerates judges and worships the Supreme Court, this is borderline heresy.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
His considerable height, lean frame and beard only added to the sense that, at least in spirit, Mr. Glass has succeeded in summoning the man he so clearly venerates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Rinaldi said that while the art world venerates male artists — Warhol, Dalí, Picasso — who make their way into popular culture, it can judge women harshly.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
Boy Gru venerates these villains and wants to join them.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 29, 2022
No ascendency of one human being over another is more complete than that of a full-grown man over a boy of sixteen, who venerates his elder as an ideal.
From Whosoever Shall Offend by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford
