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 ]

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 ]

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 ]

a. Worthy of esteem; estimable. [ R. ] “Esteemable qualities.” Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who esteems; one who sets a high value on any thing. [ 1913 Webster ]

The proudest esteemer of his own parts. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ A word invented by L. Gmelin, a German chemist. ] (Chem.) An ethereal salt, or compound ether, consisting of an organic radical united with the residue of any oxygen acid, organic or inorganic; thus the natural fats are esters of glycerin and the fatty acids, oleic, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]