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| NOUN: | 1. That which is signified by a word or expression: acceptation, connotation, denotation, import, intent, meaning, message, purport, sense, significance, significancy, signification. See MEANING. 2. A level of superiority that is usually high: caliber, merit, quality, stature, virtue, worth. See GOOD, VALUE. 3. A measure of those qualities that determine merit, desirability, usefulness, or importance: account, valuation, worth. See VALUE. | | VERB: | 1. To have a high opinion of: admire, consider, esteem, honor, regard, respect. Idioms: look up to, think highly (or much) (or well) of. See PRAISE. 2. To recognize the worth, quality, importance, or magnitude of: appreciate, cherish, esteem, prize1, respect, treasure. Idioms: set store by. See PRAISE. 3. To make a judgment as to the worth or value of: appraise, assay, assess, calculate, estimate, evaluate, gauge, judge, rate1, size up, valuate. Idioms: take the measure of. See VALUE.
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