[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

admire \admire"\, v. i.
   to wonder; to marvel; to be affected with surprise; --
   sometimes with at.
   1913 webster

         to wonder at pharaoh, and even admire at myself.
                                                  --fuller.
   1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

admire \admire"\, v. t. 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
      1913 webster

            examples rather to be admired than imitated.
                                                  --fuller.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

            admired as heroes and as gods obeyed. --pope.
      1913 webster

   note: admire followed by the infinitive is obsolete or
         colloquial; as, i admire to see a man consistent in his
         conduct.
         1913 webster

   syn: to esteem; approve; delight in.
        1913 webster
see also:
admired admiring 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

admire
     v 1: feel admiration for syn: look up to
     2: look at with admiration
see also:
look up to 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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

[5] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

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 codes: 66830

[6] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

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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