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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Esteem \Es*teem"\, v. i. To form an estimate; to have regard to the value; to consider. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] We ourselves esteem not of that obedience, or love, or gift, which is of force. --Milton. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Esteem \Es*teem"\, n. [Cf. F. estime. See {Esteem}, v. t.] 1. Estimation; opinion of merit or value; hence, valuation; reckoning; price. [1913 Webster] Most dear in the esteem And poor in worth! --Shak. [1913 Webster] I will deliver you, in ready coin, The full and dear'st esteem of what you crave. --J. Webster. [1913 Webster] 2. High estimation or value; great regard; favorable opinion, founded on supposed worth. [1913 Webster] Nor should thy prowess want praise and esteem. --Shak. Syn: See {Estimate}, n. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Esteem \Es*teem"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Esteemed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Esteeming}.] [F. estimer, L. aestimare, aestumare, to value, estimate; perh. akin to Skr. ish to seek, strive, and E. ask. Cf. {Aim}, {Estimate}.] 1. To set a value on; to appreciate the worth of; to estimate; to value; to reckon. [1913 Webster] Then he forsook God, which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation. --Deut. xxxii. 15. [1913 Webster] Thou shouldst (gentle reader) esteem his censure and authority to be of the more weighty credence. --Bp. Gardiner. [1913 Webster] Famous men, -- whose scientific attainments were esteemed hardly less than supernatural. --Hawthorne. [1913 Webster] 2. To set a high value on; to prize; to regard with reverence, respect, or friendship. [1913 Webster] Will he esteem thy riches? --Job xxxvi. 19. [1913 Webster] You talk kindlier: we esteem you for it. --Tennyson. Syn: To estimate; appreciate; regard; prize; value; respect; revere. See {Appreciate}, {Estimate}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: esteem n 1: the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded); "it is held in esteem"; "a man who has earned high regard" [syn: {esteem}, {regard}, {respect}] [ant: {disesteem}] 2: a feeling of delighted approval and liking [syn: {admiration}, {esteem}] 3: an attitude of admiration or esteem; "she lost all respect for him" [syn: {respect}, {esteem}, {regard}] [ant: {disrespect}] v 1: regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity" [syn: {respect}, {esteem}, {value}, {prize}, {prise}] [ant: {disesteem}, {disrespect}] 2: look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent" [syn: {think of}, {repute}, {regard as}, {look upon}, {look on}, {esteem}, {take to be}]