Admire — Defs

01 v. t. To regard with wonder or astonishment; to view with surprise; to marvel at.

imp. & p. p. Admired; p. pr. & vb. n. Admiring

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.

Syn. To esteem; approve; delight in.

02 v. i. To wonder; to marvel; to be affected with surprise; -- sometimes with at.

1.
To wonder; to marvel; to be affected with surprise; -- sometimes with at.
“To wonder at Pharaoh, and even admire at myself.” — Fuller.