Slight and Venerate

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Slight verb - To show contempt for.

Usage example: music critics who slight any style of music that doesn't fit their personal taste

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Venerate is an antonym for slight.

Venerate verb - To offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power.

Usage example: a proper setting in which to venerate God

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Slight is an antonym for venerate.

The Sensorites have a slight Orientalism vibe - inscrutable, all look the same, venerate elders, live in a 'forbidden city'.

Source: Space Jews

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