revere
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transitive verb \ri-ˈvir\re·veredre·ver·ing
Definition of REVERE
: to show devoted deferential honor to : regard as worthy of great honor <revere the aged> <revere tradition>
Examples of REVERE
- The family reveres old traditions.
- <in some cultures people revere their ancestors, even leaving food offerings for them>
Origin of REVERE
Latin revereri, from re- + vereri to fear, respect — more at wary
First Known Use: 1615
Synonym Discussion of REVERE
revere, reverence, venerate, worship, adore mean to honor and admire profoundly and respectfully. revere stresses deference and tenderness of feeling <a professor revered by her students>. reverence presupposes an intrinsic merit and inviolability in the one honored and a similar depth of feeling in the one honoring <reverenced the academy's code of honor>. venerate implies a holding as holy or sacrosanct because of character, association, or age <heroes still venerated>. worship implies homage usually expressed in words or ceremony <worships their memory>. adore implies love and stresses the notion of an individual and personal attachment <we adored our doctor>.
Rhymes with REVERE
adhere, Aesir, Ajmer, all clear, ambeer, appear, arrear, Asir, Ayrshire, besmear, by ear, Cape Fear, career, cashier, cashmere, Cheshire, chimere, clavier, cohere, compeer, destrier, dog-ear, emir, Empire, endear, ensphere, eyrir, Fafnir, footgear, frontier, gambier, Goodyear, headgear, inhere, Izmir, Kashmir, kefir, killdeer, Landseer, leap year, life peer, light-year, man-year, menhir, midyear, mishear, monsieur, mouse-ear, mule deer, musk deer, nadir, near beer, New Year, off year, out-year, pickeer, portiere, premier, premiere, red deer, redear, rehear, reindeer, revers, Robespierre, roe deer, root beer, santir, severe, Shakespeare, sincere, slick-ear, small beer, spruce beer, steer clear, Tangier, tapir, tin ear, uprear, Vanir, veneer, Vermeer, vizier, voir dire, wheatear, Wiltshire, wind shear, wood ear, worm gear, Ymir, Yorkshire, zaire, Zaire
2revere
nounRe·vere
biographical name \ri-ˈvir\Definition of REVERE
Paul 1735–1818 Am. patriot & silversmith
Re·vere
geographical name \ri-ˈvir\Definition of REVERE
city E Massachusetts NE of Boston pop 47,283
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