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Webster 1913 Edition
Admire
Ad-mire′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Admired
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Admiring
.] [F.
admirer
, fr. L. admirari
; ad
+ mirari
to wonder, for smirari
, akin to Gr. [GREEK] to smile, Skr. smi
, and E. smile
.] 1.
To regard with wonder or astonishment; to view with surprise; to marvel at.
[Archaic]
Examples rather to be
admired
than imitated. Fuller.
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 landscapeAdmired
as heroes and as gods obeyed. Pope.
☞ Admire followed by the infinitive is obsolete or colloquial; as, I admire to see a man consistent in his conduct.
Syn. – To esteem; approve; delight in.
Ad-mire′
,Verb.
I.
To wonder; to marvel; to be affected with surprise; – sometimes with at.
To wonder at Pharaoh, and even
admire
at myself. Fuller.
Webster 1828 Edition
Admire
ADMI'RE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To regard with wonder or surprise, mingled with approbation, esteem, reverence or affection.When he shall come to be glorified in his saints and be admired in all them that love him. 2Thes. 1.
This word has been used in an ill sense, but seems now correctly restricted to the sense here given, and implying something great, rare or excellent, in the object admired.
2.
To regard with affection; a familiar term for to love greatly.ADMI'RE
,Verb.
I.
To admire at sometimes implies disapprobation.