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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ADMI'RE, v.t. [L. admiror, ad and miror, to wonder; demiror. See Moor and Mar.]
1. To regard with wonder or surprise, mingled with approbation, esteem, reverence or affection.
When he shall come to be glorified in his saints and be admired in all them that love him. 2 Th 1.
This word has been used in an ill sense, but seems now correctly restricted to the sense here given, and implying something great, rare or excellent, in the object admired.
2. To regard with affection; a familiar term for to love greatly.
ADMI'RE, v.i. To wonder; to be affected with slight surprise; sometimes with at; as, to admire at his own contrivance.
To admire at sometimes implies disapprobation.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: feel admiration for [syn: admire, look up to] [ant: look down on]
2: look at with admiration

Merriam Webster's

verb (admired; admiring) Etymology: Middle French admirer, to marvel at, from Latin admirari, from ad- + mirari to wonder, from mirus astonishing Date: 1560 transitive verb 1. to regard with admiration 2. archaic to marvel at intransitive verb dialect to like very much <I would admire to know why not — A. H. Lewis> Synonyms: see regard • admirer noun • admiringly adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. 1 regard with approval, respect, or satisfaction. 2 express one's admiration of. Etymology: F admirer or L admirari (as AD-, mirari wonder at)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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] Examples rather to be admired than imitated. --Fuller. 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. Admired as heroes and as gods obeyed. --Pope. Note: Admire followed by the infinitive is obsolete or colloquial; as, I admire to see a man consistent in his conduct. Syn: To esteem; approve; delight in.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Admire Ad*mire", v. i. To wonder; to marvel; to be affected with surprise; -- sometimes with at. To wonder at Pharaoh, and even admire at myself. --Fuller.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(admires, admiring, admired) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you admire someone or something, you like and respect them very much. He admired the way she had coped with life... All those who knew him will admire him for his work. VERB: V n, V n for n/-ing 2. If you admire someone or something, you look at them with pleasure. We took time to stop and admire the view. VERB: V n 3. see also admiring

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a. 1. (Rare.) Wonder at, be surprised at, be astonished or amazed at. 2. Esteem great, regard with pleasure, think fine, count brilliant, like much, think highly of, have a high opinion of, prize or value highly. II. v. n. (Rare.) Wonder, marvel, be surprised or astonished.

Moby Thesaurus

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