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Admire \Ad*mire"\, v. i.
To wonder; to marvel; to be affected with surprise; --
sometimes with at.
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To wonder at Pharaoh, and even admire at myself.
--Fuller.
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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.
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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.
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Admired as heroes and as gods obeyed. --Pope.
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Note: Admire followed by the infinitive is obsolete or
colloquial; as, I admire to see a man consistent in his
conduct.
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Syn: To esteem; approve; delight in.
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