venerate
verb (used with object)
to regard or treat with reverence; revere.
were venerating
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past progressiveof venerate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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There was a village in the north of France where peasants were venerating a dog as a saint.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
