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What is the verb for respectful?

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respect
  1. To have respect for.
  2. To have regard for something, to observe a custom, practice, rule or right.
  3. To abide by an agreement.
  4. To take notice of; to regard as worthy of special consideration; to heed.
  5. (transitive, dated except in "respecting") To relate to; to be concerned with.
  6. (obsolete) To regard; to consider; to deem.
  7. (obsolete) To look toward; to face.
  8. Synonyms:
      9. esteem, admire, appreciate, cherish, value, venerate, revere, adulate, honor, honour, look up to, worship, idolise, idolize, favor, favour, praise, prize, reverence, treasure, applaud, hold in esteem, pay homage to, think highly of, hail, have a high opinion of, hold in high esteem, hold in high regard, laud, put on a pedestal, adore, approve of, commend, embrace, extol, hold dear, like, lionise, lionize, love, regard highly, think much of, attach importance to, be fond of, be in awe of, deify, exalt, extol the virtues of, glorify, hallow … more
  9. Examples:
      10. “The students at Welton Academy would respect their English teacher John Keating for his unorthodox teaching methods.”
      “Please respect my family's wish to be left alone during this difficult time.”
      “Please respect the house rules. No late-night partying allowed whatsoever!”
respectabilize
  1. (transitive) To make respectable, or to give a false appearance of respectability.
respected
  1. simple past tense and past participle of respect
  2. Synonyms:
      3. esteemed, admired, appreciated, cherished, valued, venerated, revered, adulated, honored, honoured, looked up to, worshipped, worshiped, idolised, idolized, favored, favoured, praised, prized, reverenced, treasured, applauded, held in esteem, paid homage to, thought highly of, hailed, had a high opinion of, held in high esteem, held in high regard, lauded, put on a pedestal, adored, approved of, commended, embraced, extolled, held dear, liked, lionised, lionized, loved, regarded highly, thought much of, attached importance to, deified, exalted, extolled the virtues of, glorified, hallowed, had a high regard for … more
respectabilise
  1. Alternative form of respectabilize
respectablize
  1. (transitive) To make respectable.
respectabilizes
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of respectabilize
respectabilises
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of respectabilise
respectablizes
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of respectablize
respectabilised
  1. simple past tense and past participle of respectabilise
respectabilized
  1. simple past tense and past participle of respectabilize
respectablized
  1. simple past tense and past participle of respectablize
respects
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of respect
  2. Synonyms:
      3. esteems, admires, appreciates, cherishes, values, venerates, reveres, adulates, honors, honours, looks up to, worships, idolises, idolizes, favors, favours, praises, prizes, reverences, treasures, applauds, holds in esteem, pays homage to, thinks highly of, hails, has a high opinion of, holds in high esteem, holds in high regard, lauds, puts on a pedestal, adores, approves of, commends, embraces, extols, holds dear, likes, lionises, lionizes, loves, regards highly, thinks much of, attaches importance to, deifies, exalts, extols the virtues of, glorifies, hallows, has a high regard for, hero-worships … more
respectabilising
  1. present participle of respectabilise
respectabilizing
  1. present participle of respectabilize
respectablizing
  1. present participle of respectablize
respecting
  1. present participle of respect
  2. Synonyms:
      3. esteeming, admiring, appreciating, cherishing, valuing, venerating, revering, adulating, honoring, honouring, looking up to, worshipping, worshiping, idolising, idolizing, favoring, favouring, praising, prizing, reverencing, treasuring, applauding, holding in esteem, paying homage to, thinking highly of, hailing, having a high opinion of, holding in high esteem, holding in high regard, lauding, putting on a pedestal, adoring, approving of, commending, embracing, extolling, holding dear, liking, lionising, lionizing, loving, regarding highly, thinking much of, attaching importance to, deifying, exalting, extolling the virtues of, glorifying, hallowing, having a high regard for … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “This provides a rationale for a hypothesis respecting adstrate development in the area.”
      “Professional psychology has always emphasized the value of respecting privacy.”
      “I had made enquiries respecting the weet-weet, and had asked one of the Aborigines to make me one.”
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