English Explanatory Dictionary

revere

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To regard someone or something with great awe or devotion.
  2. To honour in a form lesser than worship, e.g., a saint, or an idol.
noun
  1. A revers.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, named after Paul Revere.
  3. A minor city in Redwood County, Minnesota.
  4. A village in Clark County, Missouri.
  5. An unincorporated community in Whitman County, Washington, named after Paul Revere.
  6. A frazione in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy.

Pronunciation

/ɹə.viːɹ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-revere.wav

Word forms

revere reveres revering revered

Etymology

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

Synonyms

esteem honor idolize lay store by look up to prize hallow put store by put store in rate regard respect revere set store by value venerate worthy exalt praise aggrandize applaud enthrone appraise belaud bepraise commend cry up eulogize extol glorify laud lionize magnify panegyrize puff speak well of transfigure

Antonyms

despise offend contemn despect disrespect disdain disesteem look down on misrespect scorn spurn

Related words

reverence hold dear

Derived words

reverable reverer Revere Beach
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