Englishvenerate
verb
the Hindus venerate oxen:
revere, reverence, respect, worship, adulate, hallow, deify, idolize, hold sacred, exalt, honor, esteem, look up to, think highly of, pay homage to, pay tribute to;
adore, praise, extol, aggrandize, lionize, hold in awe, stand in awe of, marvel at, value;
informal put on a pedestal;
rare magnify, laud.
▷antonyms despise.