Admire - "to regard with wonder, pleasure, or approval" from the Latin preposition
ad meaning "to, with regard to" and the Latin deponent verb
miror, mirari, miratus meaning "to wonder, be amazed" (All information is from
www.wikipedia.org,
www.etymonline.com and/or
www.dictionary.com).
RELATED WORDS/PHRASES – miracle, mirror, mirage; BUT NOT admiral
Sample sentence – “If someone accuses you of being part of a ‘mutual admiration society,’ that is not a good thing."
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