ADMIRES
Verb
admires
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of admire
Anagrams
• damsire, mardies, misread, side arm, sidearm
Source: Wiktionary
ADMIRE
Ad*mire", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Admired; p. pr. & vb. n. Admiring.]
Etym: [F. admirer, fr. L. admirari; ad + mirari to wonder, for
smirari, akin to Gr. smi, and E. smile.]
1. To regard with wonder or astonishment; to view with surprise; to
marvel at. [Archaic]
Examples rather to be admired than imitated. Fuller.
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.
Admired as heroes and as gods obeyed. Pope.
Note: Admire followed by the infinitive is obsolete or colloquial;
as, I admire to see a man consistent in his conduct.
Syn.
– To esteem; approve; delight in.
Ad*mire", v. i.
Definition: To wonder; to marvel; to be affected with surprise; --
sometimes with at.
To wonder at Pharaoh, and even admire at myself. Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition