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2 definitions found 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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