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adore

[ uh-dawr, uh-dohr ]

verb (used with object)

adored, adoring.
  1. to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.

    Synonyms: , , ,

    Antonyms:

  2. to pay divine honor to; worship:

    to adore God.

  3. to like or admire very much:

    I simply adore the way your hair is done!



verb (used without object)

adored, adoring.
  1. to worship.

adore

/ əˈɔː /

verb

  1. tr to love intensely or deeply
  2. to worship (a god) with religious rites
  3. informal.
    tr to like very much

    I adore chocolate

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈǰԲ, adverb
  • ˈǰԲ, adjective
  • ˈǰ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·ǰİ noun
  • ·ǰiԲ· adverb
  • ܲa·ǰ adjective
  • ܲa·ǰiԲ adjective
  • un·ǰiԲ· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of adore1

First recorded in 1275–1325; from Latin ō “to speak to, pray, worship,” from ad- ad- + ō “to beg, plead, speak” ( oration ); replacing Middle English aour(i)e, from Old French aourer, from Latin
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of adore1

C15: via French from Latin ō, from ad- to + ō to pray
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Some adore it in eggs, and it lends depth to vinaigrettes and dressings.

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But being with my family — with people that I love and adore and admire — it’s recharging to me.

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"She was a brilliant mother, she adored him and they were never in when the weather was good."

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From the chaos backstage through Selena’s solo walk through a curtain to the rapture of her adoring fans, it’s just the first of the film’s string of pure Hollywood moments.”

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Labella is most looking forward to returning to the routine she adored.

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