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venerates

venerates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of venerate.

Meaning of venerate

Verb

venerate (third-person singular simple present venerates, present participle venerating, simple past and past participle venerated)

  1. (transitive) To treat with great respect and deference.
  2. (transitive) To revere or hold in awe.
    • […] we cannot but venerate in Johnson one of the most exercised minds that our holy religion hath ever formed.1791, James Boswell, “[1756]”, in James Boswell, editor, The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. […], volume I, London: […] Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, […], →OCLC, page 168

Questions about venerates

What is venerates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Venerates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of venerate.

Words near venerates in the dictionary

  1. Veneralia
  2. venerance
  3. venerant
  4. venerate
  5. venerated
  6. venerates
  7. veneratest
  8. venerateth
  9. venerating
  10. veneration
  11. venerational

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