admire

admire
    v 1: feel admiration for [syn: {admire}, {look up to}] [ant:
         {look down on}]
    2: look at with admiration
    

Admire \Ad*mire"\, v. i.
   To wonder; to marvel; to be affected with surprise; --
   sometimes with at.
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         To wonder at Pharaoh, and even admire at myself.
                                                  --Fuller.
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Admire \Ad*mire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Admired}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Admiring}.] [F. admirer, fr. L. admirari; ad + mirari to
   wonder, for smirari, akin to Gr. ? to smile, Skr. smi, and E.
   smile.]
   1. To regard with wonder or astonishment; to view with
      surprise; to marvel at. [Archaic]
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            Examples rather to be admired than imitated.
                                                  --Fuller.
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   2. To regard with wonder and delight; to look upon with an
      elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out
      approbation, esteem, love, or reverence; to estimate or
      prize highly; as, to admire a person of high moral worth,
      to admire a landscape.
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            Admired as heroes and as gods obeyed. --Pope.
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   Note: Admire followed by the infinitive is obsolete or
         colloquial; as, I admire to see a man consistent in his
         conduct.
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   Syn: To esteem; approve; delight in.
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Admire, KS (city, FIPS 325)
  Location: 38.64117 N, 96.10285 W
  Population (1990): 147 (62 housing units)
  Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 66830
    

Admire, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
   Population (2000):    177
   Housing Units (2000): 73
   Land area (2000):     0.331180 sq. miles (0.857752 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.331180 sq. miles (0.857752 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            00325
   Located within:       Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
   Location:             38.641416 N, 96.101932 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     66830
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Admire, KS
    Admire
    

49 Moby Thesaurus words for "admire":
      OK, accept, accord respect to, adore, apotheosize, appreciate,
      approve, approve of, bless, cherish, consider, countenance,
      dearly love, defer to, deify, delight in, endorse,
      entertain respect for, esteem, exalt, favor, hero-worship,
      hold dear, hold in esteem, hold in reverence, hold with, honor,
      idolize, keep in countenance, look up to, love to distraction,
      prize, rate highly, regard, relish, respect, revere, reverence,
      sanction, take kindly to, think highly of, think much of,
      think well of, treasure, uphold, value, venerate, view with favor,
      worship