ADORE
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a*dore" (&adot_;*d&ō;r"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. adored (&adot_;*d&ō;rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. adoring (&adot_;*d&ō;r"ĭng).] [OE. aouren, anouren, adoren, OF. aorer, adorer, F. adorer, fr. L. adorare; ad + orare to speak, pray, os, oris, mouth. In OE. confused with honor, the French prefix a- being confused with OE. a, an, on. See Oral.] 1. To worship with profound reverence; to pay divine honors to; to honor as a deity or as divine.
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Bishops and priests, . . . bearing the host, which he [James II.] publicly adored.
Smollett.
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2. To love in the highest degree; to regard with the utmost esteem and affection; to idolize.
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The great mass of the population abhorred Popery and adored Monmouth.
Macaulay.
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A*dore", v. t. To adorn. [Obs.]
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Congealed little drops which do the morn adore.
Spenser.
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