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venerate vs enshrine

enshrine vs venerate

venerate and enshrine both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
venerate No No Yes No
enshrine No No Yes No
As verbs, enshrine is a hyponym of venerate; that is, enshrine is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than venerate:
  • venerate: regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
  • enshrine: hold sacred
Other hyponyms of venerate include saint, worship.
venerate (verb) enshrine (verb)
regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of enclose in a shrine
hold sacred
Difference between venerate and enshrine

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