Then he forsook God, which made him, and lightly
esteemed the Rock of his salvation. --Deut. xxxii.
15.
Thou shouldst (gentle reader) esteem his censure and
authority to be of the more weighty credence. --Bp.
Gardiner.
Famous men, -- whose scientific attainments were
esteemed hardly less than supernatural. --Hawthorne.
2. To set a high value on; to prize; to regard with
reverence, respect, or friendship.
Will he esteem thy riches? --Job xxxvi.
19.
You talk kindlier: we esteem you for it. --Tennyson.
Syn: To estimate; appreciate; regard; prize; value; respect;
revere. See {Appreciate}, {Estimate}.