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adore Definition


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adore
verb adored, adoring
    1. To love someone deeply.
      Thesaurus: idolize, revere, venerate, glorify, exalt, love, cherish, esteem, honour, worship, dote on; Antonym: hate, abhor.
    2. colloq
      To like something very much.
    3. To worship (a god).
Derivative: adoration
noun
    The feeling of worship or deep love
      Thesaurus: idolization, veneration, exaltation, glorification, reverence, worship, love, admiration, esteem, honour; Antonym: detestation, abhorrence.
Derivative: adorer
noun
    Derivative: adoring
    adj
      Derivative: adoringly
      adverb
        Etymology: 14c in sense 3: from Latin adorare, from ad to + orare to pray.



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