adore
a-dore / ə-dôr
Verb: 1. to love someone very much, with great devotion and respect Stop running to those who ignore you and start running to those who adore you. Joseph Simmons, 1964- 2. to like very much If you wear things you adore, you just look better. Margherita Missoni, 1983 – 3. to worship I die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition. Voltaire, 1694 – 1778 Etymology: Adore, through the French verb adorer (worship, adore) from the Latin verb adoro, adorare, adoravi,adoratum (pray to, beseech, honor, worship), a combination of the prepositional prefix ad- (to, toward) and the verb oro, orare, oravi, oratum (plead, beg, entreat, pray). Thank you to Allen Ward for providing this etymology.