revere
C1
verb
noun
name
Freq #20126
Meanings
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verb
To regard someone or something with great awe or devotion.
a highly revered musician
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noun
a lapel on a woman's garment
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verb
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess
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verb
regard with feelings of respect and reverence
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verb
To honour in a form lesser than worship, e.g., a saint, or an idol.
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noun
A revers.
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name
A surname.
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name
A city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, named after Paul Revere.
Etymology
Borrowed from French révérer, ultimately from Latin revereor, from re- + vereor (“to fear”).
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Derived forms
reverablereverer
Related forms
reverence