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adore
\əˈdō(ə)r, -ȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə)\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle French adorer, from Latin adorare, from ad- + orare to speak, pray — more at oration
transitive verb
1. : to worship with profound reverence : pay divine honors to : honor as a deity or as divine : offer worship to
2. : to regard with reverent admiration and devotion prompted by veneration, esteem, or love often with an accompanying outward expression of such regard
< he so adored his mother — Elizabeth Goudge >
3. : to be extremely fond of : be deeply attached to often to the point of excess
< to dance, to ride, she had adored all that — Virginia Woolf >
intransitive verb
: to become filled with a spirit of profound reverence (as toward a deity) often with an accompanying outward expression of such a spirit
< to bend, to tremble, and adore — P.B.Shelley >
Synonyms: see revere |