adore
English
/əˈdɔː/, /əˈdɔɹ/, /əˈdo(ː)ɹ/, /əˈdoə̯/
verb
Definitions
- To worship.
- To love with one's entire heart and soul; regard with deep respect and affection.
- To be very fond of.
- (obsolete) To adorn.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English *adoren derived from Old French adorer derived from Latin adōrō.
Origin
Latin
adōrō
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- adoration English
- adorational English
- adorement English
- adorer English
- adorest English
- adoreth English
- adorator Latin
- adōrāre, adoro, adōrō Latin
- adōrō Latin
- adorer French
- *adoren Middle English
- adorer Old French
- addoli Welsh
- adora Old Irish
- adrad Old Irish
- ad·ora Old Irish
- adoration Middle French
- adorer Middle French