Antonyms for venerate


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ven-uh-reyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈvɛn əˌreɪt


Definition of venerate

Origin :
  • 1620s, from Latin veneratus, past participle of venerari "to reverence, worship" (see veneration). Related: Venerated; venerating.
  • verb revere
Example sentences :
  • Why do we slight any word of Him whom we venerate and worship under the name of the Word?
  • Extract from : « Erasmus and the Age of Reformation » by Johan Huizinga
  • They venerate the sun as Dharam Deota, but no offerings are made to him.
  • Extract from : « The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India » by R. V. Russell
  • They venerate him as highly as they do the Prophet, and consider all other Musalmns to be unbelievers.
  • Extract from : « The Faith of Islam » by Edward Sell
  • The man or the divinity we venerate at nineteen we instinctively bow to at forty.
  • Extract from : « The Land We Live In » by Henry Mann
  • But I don't have to venerate him and fuss over him and listen to him.
  • Extract from : « The Escape of Mr. Trimm » by Irvin S. Cobb
  • Yet how common it is to venerate the form and to deny the spirit!
  • Extract from : « Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 of 8 » by Various
  • We cannot venerate any one in whom appreciation is not divorced from desire.
  • Extract from : « The Sense of Beauty » by George Santayana
  • Venerate him I knew that I never could; but I already pitied him exceedingly.
  • Extract from : « Rattlin the Reefer » by Edward Howard
  • Your nature seems to require something to venerate, as well as to love.
  • Extract from : « Eugene Aram, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • Accustomed to despise, she felt all the luxury it is to venerate!
  • Extract from : « Rienzi » by Edward Bulwer Lytton

Synonyms for venerate

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