adore

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to love intensely

   Everyone could tell that they just adored their spouse.

2. 2
   verb

   To worship.

   Now, gods that we adore, whereof comes this?

3. 3
   verb

   To love with one's entire heart and soul; regard with deep respect and affection.

   It is obvious to everyone that Gerry adores Heather.

4. 4
   verb

   To be very fond of.

   "I ought to arise and go forth with timbrels and with dances; but, do you know, I am not inclined to revels? There has been a little—just a very little bit too much festivity so far …. Not that I don't adore dinners and gossip and dances; not that I do not love to pervade bright and glittering places.[…]"

5. 5
   verb

   To adorn.

   […] and likewise on her hed A Chapelet of sundry flowers she wore, From vnder which the deawy humour shed, Did tricle downe her haire, like to the hore Congealed litle drops, which doe the morne adore.

Etymology

From Middle English *adoren, aouren, from Old French adorer, aorer, from Latin adōrō (“to pray to”), from ad (“to”) + ōrō (“to speak”).