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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Admire \Ad*mire"\, verb (used with an object) [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Note: Admire followed by the infinitive is obsolete or colloquial; as, I admire to see a man consistent in his conduct.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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Admire \Ad*mire"\, verb (used without an object) To wonder; to marvel; to be affected with surprise; -- sometimes with at.
To wonder at Pharaoh, and even admire at myself. --Fuller.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
admire
verb
1: feel admiration for [syn: {look up to}]
2: look at with admiration
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
49 Moby Thesaurus words for "admire": 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
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Admire, KS (city, FIPS 325) Location: 38.64117 N, 96.10285 W Population (1990): 147 (62 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 66830
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Admire, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 177 Housing Units (2000): 73 Land area (2000): 0.331180 sq. miles (0.857752 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.331180 sq. miles (0.857752 sq. km) FIPS code: 00325 Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20 Location: 38.641416 N, 96.101932 W ZIP Codes (1990): 66830 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Admire, KS Admire
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