adore

[ uh-dawr, uh-dohr ]
/ əˈdɔr, əˈdoʊr /

verb (used with object), a·dored, a·dor·ing.

to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
to pay divine honor to; worship: to adore God.
to like or admire very much: I simply adore the way your hair is done!

verb (used without object), a·dored, a·dor·ing.

to worship.

Origin of adore

1275–1325; < Latin adōrāre to speak to, pray, worship, equivalent to ad- ad- + ōrāre to speak, beg (see oral); replacing Middle English aour(i)e < Old French aourer < Latin

OTHER WORDS FROM adore

Example sentences from the Web for adore

British Dictionary definitions for adore

adore
/ (əˈdɔː) /

verb

(tr) to love intensely or deeply
to worship (a god) with religious rites
(tr) informal to like very much I adore chocolate

Derived forms of adore

adorer, noun adoring, adjective adoringly, adverb

Word Origin for adore

C15: via French from Latin adōrāre, from ad- to + ōrāre to pray