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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