tr.v., -teemed, -teem·ing, -teems.
- To regard with respect; prize. See synonyms at appreciate.
- To regard as; consider: esteemed it an honor to help them.
- Favorable regard. See synonyms at regard.
- Archaic. Judgment; opinion.
[Middle English estemen, to appraise, from Old French estimer, from Latin aestimāre.]
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