revere

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɹə.viːɹ/ See IPA manual

Freq #20126

Meanings

1

verb
To respect and admire someone or something very deeply.

He is revered as one of the greatest musicians of his time.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to respect and admire... esteemlook up torespect reverence

More hallow honor idolize prize rate regard value venerate worthy

Opposites

despise offend

Word family

Forms reveredreveresrevering

Derived forms reverablereverer

Related forms reverence

Etymology

Borrowed from French révérer, ultimately from Latin revereor, from re- + vereor (“to fear”).

*wer- Proto-Indo-European revereor Latin

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# revere

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɹə.viːɹ/
**Frequency rank:** 20126

## Meanings
1. To respect and admire someone or something very deeply.

## Examples
- He is revered as one of the greatest musicians of his time.

## Synonyms
- esteem
- hallow
- honor
- idolize
- prize
- rate
- regard
- respect
- value
- venerate
- worthy

## Antonyms
- despise
- offend

## Derived Forms
- reverable
- reverer

## Related Forms
- reverence

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *wer-
- Root: revereor

## Etymology
Borrowed from French révérer, ultimately from Latin revereor, from re- + vereor (“to fear”).

## AI Etymology
Revere is borrowed from French révérer, ultimately from Latin revereor, from re- + vereor (“to fear”). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it means to respect and admire someone or something very deeply. Related forms include reverence. Derived formations include reverable, reverer.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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