adore
a·dore / əˈdôr/ • v. [tr.] love and respect (someone) deeply. ∎ worship; venerate: he adored the Sacred Host. ∎ inf. like (something or someone) very much: she adores Mexican cuisine.DERIVATIVES: ad·o·ra·tion / ˌadəˈrāshən/ n.a·dor·er n.a·dor·ing·ly adv.ORIGIN: late Middle English: via Old French from Latin adorare ‘to worship,’ from ad- ‘to’ + orare ‘speak, pray.’
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