Students venerated the old microscope less for its optics than for the discoveries that had been made with it.
学生们尊崇那台旧显微镜，与其说是因其光学性能，不如说是因用它做出的那些发现。
Which choice best defines “venerate”?
A — To regard with reverence.. “venerate” means To regard with reverence..
Which word means “To regard with reverence.”?
D — venerate. “venerate” means To regard with reverence..
venerate — To regard with reverence.. In Chinese: 崇敬；敬仰.
venerate is pronounced //ˈvɛnəreɪt//.
Students venerated the old microscope less for its optics than for the discoveries that had been made with it. (学生们尊崇那台旧显微镜，与其说是因其光学性能，不如说是因用它做出的那些发现。)
revere, honor, esteem — all close in meaning to venerate (To regard with reverence.).
scorn, disdain — each the opposite of venerate (To regard with reverence.).
Yes. venerate is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
同 venerable → 尊崇。