past tense: honored; past participle: honored
1.
regard with great respect.
"Joyce has now learned to honour her father's memory"
synonyms: hold in great respect, hold in high esteem, have a high regard for, esteem, respect, admire, defer to, look up to, think highly of; More
appreciate, value, prize, cherish;
reverence, revere, venerate, worship;
informalput on a pedestal
"we should love and honour our parents"
antonyms: dishonour
pay public respect to.
"talented writers were honoured at a special ceremony"
synonyms: applaud, acclaim, praise, salute, recognize, celebrate, commemorate, commend, glorify, hail, lionize, exalt, fete, eulogize, give credit to, pay homage to, pay tribute to, show appreciation of, give accolades to, sing the praises of, sing paeans to; More
archaicmagnify;
rarelaud, panegyrize, emblazon
"talented writers were honoured at a special ceremony"
antonyms: disgrace, criticize
2.
fulfil (an obligation) or keep (an agreement).
"make sure the franchisees honour the terms of the contract"
synonyms: fulfil, observe, keep, discharge, implement, perform, execute, effect, obey, heed, follow, carry out, carry through, keep to, abide by, adhere to, comply with, conform to, act in accordance with, be true to, be faithful to, live up to; rareeffectuate
"make sure the franchisees honour the terms of the contract"
antonyms: disobey
accept (a bill) or pay (a cheque) when due.
"the bank informed him that the cheque would not be honoured"
synonyms: cash, accept, take, clear, pass, encash, convert into cash, convert into money
"the bank informed him that the cheque would not be honoured"
antonyms: bounce
Origin
Middle English: from Old French onor (noun), onorer (verb), from Latin honos, honor .
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Use over time for: honored
