honor – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to honor
Participle: honored
Gerund: honoring

Cognates

-

Indicative

Subjunctive

Conditional

Imperative

you	honor
we	Let's honor
you	honor

Indicative

Conditional

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to hold in esteem; to have respect for

esteem, exalt, prize, rate, regard, respect, revere, value, venerate, worthy

respect

homage, reverence, adoration, deference, obeisance, distinction, veneration, consideration

Antonyms

to make ashamed; to destroy the self-possession of

dignify, abash

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. c.1200, "glory, renown, fame earned," from Anglo-Fr. honour, from O.Fr. honor, from L. honorem (nom. honos) "honor, dignity, office, reputation," of unknown origin. Till 17c., honour and honor were equally frequent; the former now preferred in England, the latter in U.S. by infl. of Noah Webster's spelling reforms. Meaning "a woman's chastity" first attested 1390. The verb is recorded from c.1290 in sense of "to do honor to;" in the commercial sense of "accept a bill due, etc.," it is recorded from 1706. Honorarium "honorary reward" (1658), was, in L., "bribe paid to get appointed to an honorary post."
2. From Middle English honour, honor, honur, from Anglo-Norman honour, honur, from Old French honor, from Latin honor.
3. Displaced native Old English hād and Middle English menske (“honor, dignity among men”) (though survived in descendant mense (“property, civility, etc.”)), from Old Norse menskr (“honor”).
4. The verb is from Middle English honouren, honuren (“to honor”). See: Latin 'honor'.

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