Admire \Ad*mire"\, v. i. To wonder; to marvel; to be affected with surprise; -- sometimes with at. [1913 Webster]
To wonder at Pharaoh, and even admire at myself. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
Admired as heroes and as gods obeyed. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
Note: Admire followed by the infinitive is obsolete or colloquial; as, I admire to see a man consistent in his conduct. [1913 Webster]
Syn: To esteem; approve; delight in. [1913 Webster]
admire
verb1: feel admiration for [syn: admire, look up to] [ant: look down on]
2: look at with admiration
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
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.
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