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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Esteem \Es*teem"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Esteemed}; p. pr & vb
n. {Esteeming}.] [F. estimer L. aestimare aestumare to
value, estimate; perh. akin to Skr. ish to seek, strive, and
E. ask Cf {Aim}, {Estimate}.]
1. To set a value on to appreciate the worth of to
estimate; to value; to reckon.
Then he forsook God, which made him and lightly
esteemed the Rock of his salvation. --Deut. xxxii
15.
Thou shouldst (gentle reader) esteem his censure and
authority to be of the more weighty credence. --Bp.
Gardiner.
Famous men, -- whose scientific attainments were
esteemed hardly less than supernatural. --Hawthorne.
2. To set a high value on to prize; to regard with
reverence, respect, or friendship.
Will he esteem thy riches? --Job xxxvi
19.
You talk kindlier: we esteem you for it --Tennyson.
Syn: To estimate; appreciate; regard; prize; value; respect;
revere. See {Appreciate}, {Estimate}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
esteemed
adj : having an illustrious reputation; respected; "our esteemed
leader"; "a prestigious author" [syn: {honored}, {prestigious}]
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