English → Latin
“adore” in Latin
venerorto worship, adore, revere, venerate; to pay (one's) respectsadōrōto speak to, accost, address; negotiate a matter with; to bring an accusation, accuse; to speak to someone to obtain somcolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden; to inhabit; to frequent, be the guardian of, cherish,
The English word adore itself goes back to Latin ad, through adōrō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
adore
venerari, adorare (the latter the stronger, not used by Cic.: both with the addition of ut deum, when spoken of a man to whom divine honor is paid).
In a wider sense = to love and honor, colere (e.g., a female).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for adore?
- The usual Latin words for “adore” are veneror, adōrō, colō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.