13 April 2015

venerate

[ven-uh-reyt]

verb (used with object), venerated, venerating.
1. to regard or treat with reverence; revere.

Origin of venerate

Latin

1615-1625; < Latin venerātus, past participle of venerārī to solicit the goodwill of (a god), worship, revere, verbal derivative of vener-, stem of venus, presumably in its original sense “desire”; see Venus )

Related forms
venerator, noun
unvenerated, adjective

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Examples from the web for venerate
– And when fans search the past, they look to venerate artists who were once pariahs.
– We venerate those willing to shake up the status quo.
– Obey and venerate the old people, particularly your parents.

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Today’s aphorism

If you are not making someone else’s life better, then you are wasting your time. Your life will become better by making others lives better.

– Will Smith

On this day

13 April 1570 – birth of Guy Fawkes, English soldier and one of the masterminds behind the failed ‘Gunpowder Plot’ to blow up English Parliament in an effort to assassinate King James 1 and VI of Scotland. Died 31 January 1606.

13 April 1923 – birth of Don Adams, American actor, most famous for his character Maxwell Smart (Agent 86) in the TV show ‘Get Smart’. Died 25 September 2005.

13 April 1947 – birth of Mike Chapman, Australian songwriter and record producer. Hailing from Nambour, Queensland, Chapman became one of the most influential record producers in Britain when he teamed with Nicky Chinn, with hits for Sweet, Smokie, Suzi Quatro, Mud, Racey and others, including Bow Wow Wow, Pat Benatar, Huey Lewis, Toni Basil. He also produced albums for the Knack and Blondie.

13 April 1975 – The 15 year long Lebanese Civil War starts when Christian Phalangists attack a bus, massacring 26 members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.