Venerate — Meaning, Definition, & Examples | SAT Vocabulary
⚡️ VENERATE most nearly means: (A) to criticize harshly; (B) to ventilate thoroughly; (C) to calculate precisely; (D) to respect deeply. 👉 Answer + examples, pronunciation, and explanation inside.
📣 TL;DR: Venerate means to regard with great respect and reverence. Unfortunately, there seems to exist an inverse correlation between veneration and wealth or power.
ℹ️ Part of Speech of Venerate
venerate is a VERB.
🗣️ Pronunciation of Venerate
IPA: /ˈvɛn.əˌreɪt/ (See IPA key)
Respelling: VEN-uh-rayt
📚️ Definition of Venerate
To regard with great respect, reverence, or awe, often because of age, wisdom, or achievements. Example: to venerate a community leader.
📰 Examples of Venerate
Here are some examples of the word venerate:
Respect for the Aged Day in Japan is a special holiday created to venerate society’s elders.
I can’t help but venerate the bygone, seemingly simpler days of childhood, though I’m sure a false sense of nostalgia is at play.
✅ Quiz answer
Answer to the question above:
D, to deeply respect. Explanations: A doesn’t work; that would be vilify or castigate. B could be air out or aerate, but has nothing to do with respect. C could be compute or quantify, which is unrelated to reverence.