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TRANSITIVE VERB:
es·teemed, es·teem·ing, es·teems
  1. To regard with respect; prize. See Synonyms at appreciate.
  2. To regard as; consider: esteemed it an honor to help them.
NOUN:
  1. Favorable regard. See Synonyms at regard.
  2. Archaic Judgment; opinion.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English estemen, to appraise, from Old French estimer, from Latin aestimre


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