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esteeming
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.]
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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.
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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.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of esteem English)
Usage examples of "esteeming".
It is impossible I can consider your friendly interference in my behalf without esteeming you.
Herodian says of the British pursued by Severus through the fens and marshes of the east coast, that they wore iron hoops round their middles and their necks, esteeming them as ornaments and tokens of riches, in like manner as other barbarous people then esteemed ornaments of silver and gold.