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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/veneration

Definition of veneration
1
: respect or awe inspired by the dignity, wisdom, dedication, or talent of a person
2
: the act of venerating
3
: the condition of one that is venerated

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worship

Definition of worship
1
chiefly British : a person of importance —used as a title for various officials (such as magistrates and some mayors)
2
: reverence offered a divine being or supernatural power; also : an act of expressing such reverence
3
: a form of religious practice with its creed and ritual
4
: extravagant respect or admiration for or devotion to an object of esteem worship of the dollar

“Veneration=Worship

Same difference. Check the dictionary.”

Well, no, not really. Good try, but not honest. No cigar.

You've posted the definition of venerate. What you've overlooked is the synonyms for venerate:

From a randomly picked Catholic website:

To Jesus Through Mary
When Catholics pray to Mary they are not worshiping her, rather they are honoring her and asking for her intercession on their behalf — in fact, more than praying “to” her, we pray “with” Mary, asking her to pray with and for us. Do Catholics Worship Mary?

Putting aside the thesaurus for the moment and the fact that venerate and worship are synonyms, there is still a problem with venerating Mary. According to scripture there is only ONE intercessor and that is Jesus Christ.

1Ti_2:5 For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

So, no, one should not pray to Mary to ask Christ for our needs. We are told in scripture to go directly to the Son. Saul tried an intermediary and it didn't go very well for him.

And, btw, according to your definition:

1: respect or awe inspired by the dignity, wisdom, dedication, or talent of a person

Would you really pray to someone who fits these qualifications? Your father perhaps? Your mother? Ronald Reagan? Me? :O)