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Verbs for Admiration

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to admire
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to praise
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to commend
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to acclaim
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to adulate
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to compliment
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to flatter
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to respect
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to esteem
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to revere
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to honor
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to commemorate
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to credit
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to venerate
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to worship
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to idolize
to admire
to admire
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to express respect toward someone or something often due to qualities, achievements, etc.

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She admires her grandmother for her wisdom and strength in facing life's challenges.
Many people admire the artist for their ability to create beautiful and meaningful works of art.

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to praise
to praise
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to express admiration or approval toward something or someone

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to commend
to commend
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to speak positively about someone or something and suggest their suitability

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to acclaim
to acclaim
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to praise someone or something enthusiastically and often publicly

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to adulate
to adulate
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to excessively praise someone, often with the intent of gaining favor or approval

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to compliment
to compliment
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to tell a person that one admires something about them such as achievements, appearance, etc.

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to flatter
to flatter
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to highly praise someone in an exaggerated or insincere way, especially for one's own interest

disparage

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to respect
to respect
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to admire someone because of their achievements, qualities, etc.

disrespect

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to esteem
to esteem
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to greatly admire or respect someone or something

disrespect

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to revere
to revere
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to feel deep respect or admiration for someone or something

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to honor
to honor
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to show a lot of respect for someone or something

disrespect

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to commemorate
to commemorate
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to recall and show respect for an important person, event, etc. from the past with an action or in a ceremony

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to credit
to credit
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to recognize and acknowledge someone's effort in achieving a specific thing

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to venerate
to venerate
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to feel or display a great amount of respect toward something or someone

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to worship
to worship
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to love and respect someone or something deeply and excessively

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to idolize
to idolize
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to admire someone excessively, often regarding it as an ideal or perfect figure

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transitive

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