admire
ad•mire (admīr´, əd-) vt. -mired´, -mir´ing
[[OFr admirer < L admirari < ad-, at + mirari, to wonder: see miracle]]
1 to regard with wonder, delight, and pleased approval
2 to have high regard for ☆
3 [Dial.] to like or wish: with an infinitive object
4 [Archaic] to marvel at
—SYN. regard
—ad•mir´er n.
—ad•mir´ing•ly adv.
