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revere

1 American  
[ri-veer] / rɪˈvɪər /

verb (used with object)

revered, revering

  1. to regard with respect tinged with awe; venerate.

    The child revered her grandmother.
    Synonyms:
    adore , honor , reverence
revere 2 American  
[ri-veer] / rɪˈvɪər /

noun

  1. revers.

Revere 3 American  
[ri-veer] / rɪˈvɪər /

noun

  1. Paul, 1735–1818, American silversmith and patriot, famous for his night horseback ride, April 18, 1775, to warn Massachusetts colonists of the coming of British troops.

  2. a city in E Massachusetts, on Massachusetts Bay, near Boston: seaside resort.

Revere 1 British  
/ rɪˈvɪə /

noun

  1. Paul . 1735–1818, American patriot and silversmith, best known for his night ride on April 18, 1775, to warn the Massachusetts colonists of the coming of the British troops

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revere 2 British  
/ rɪˈvɪə /

verb

  1. (tr) to be in awe of and respect deeply; venerate

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Other Word Forms

  • reverable adjective
  • reverer noun

Etymology

Origin of revere

First recorded in 1655–65; from Latin reverērī, equivalent to re- re- + verērī “to stand in awe of, fear, feel reverence” (akin to ware 2 )

Example Sentences

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Not since “The Importance of Being Earnest,” a play that Stoppard revered the way a mathematician would regard the world’s most elegant proof, has the English stage experienced such high-flying chat.

From Los Angeles Times

Fred dreams of beating his annual sales goal and earning a trip to Palm Springs, Calif., a place he reveres “the way others may have felt about Canterbury or Jerusalem or Mecca.”

From The Wall Street Journal

This fits with our knowledge of the land of the pharaohs as a society that revered cats, immortalising them in art and preserving them as mummies.

From BBC

Garbage singer Shirley Manson described Hogg as "our revered Scottish fashion queen".

From BBC

The band’s lesser-known but critically revered Britpop peers Pulp released an excellent new record, its first studio offering in nearly 25 years.

From The Wall Street Journal

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