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What is the verb for honour?

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honor
  1. (transitive) To think of highly, to respect highly; to show respect for; to recognise the importance or spiritual value of.
  2. (transitive) To conform to, abide by, act in accordance with (an agreement, treaty, promise, request, or the like).
  3. (transitive) To confer (bestow) an honour or privilege upon (someone).
  4. (transitive) To make payment in respect of (a cheque, banker's draft etc).
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  6. Examples:
    1. “They should be taught to honor their parents and elders, and to be hospitable and courteous to guests.”
      “He would honor his betrothed with a song that he had written specifically for the occasion.”
      “For the rest of my days, I give you my word that I will honor my duties as a husband and as a father.”
honour
  1. British spelling, Canadian, Commonwealth of Nations, and Ireland standard spelling of honor.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “They should be taught to honour their parents and elders, and to be hospitable and courteous to guests.”
      “Parishioners have been urged to attend the celebration to honour a lady who is a highly respected and popular member of the community.”
      “Under the proposals, the future interim government would be obligated to honour agreements between the existing Governing Council and the US.”
honors
honoured
  1. simple past tense and past participle of honour
honored
honours
honoureth
  1. (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of honour
honoreth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of honor
honourest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of honour
honorest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of honor
honouredst
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple past form of honour
honoredst
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple past form of honor
honouring
  1. present participle of honour
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Torn between honouring his father's memory and staying true to himself, Murdock drifts through law school, and into an uneasy adulthood.”
      “While many of our own have forgotten the importance of honouring our country, she did not.”
      “Critics have said the Vatican had no business honouring a monarch who commanded troops who used poison gas in the conflict.”
honoring
  1. present participle of honor
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  3. Examples:
    1. “How they are honoring the teen who took his own life after a tragic case of cyberbullying.”
      “Since 1935 California has celebrated Cabrillo Day on September 28, honoring the discoverer of that state.”
      “It warns against honoring requests for anonymity, if anonymity would conceal a conflict of interest or other ethical issues.”
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