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Definition of revere verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

revere

verb
 
/rɪˈvɪə(r)/
 
/rɪˈvɪr/
[usually passive] (formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they revere
 
/rɪˈvɪə(r)/
 
/rɪˈvɪr/
he / she / it reveres
 
/rɪˈvɪəz/
 
/rɪˈvɪrz/
past simple revered
 
/rɪˈvɪəd/
 
/rɪˈvɪrd/
past participle revered
 
/rɪˈvɪəd/
 
/rɪˈvɪrd/
-ing form revering
 
/rɪˈvɪərɪŋ/
 
/rɪˈvɪrɪŋ/
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  1. revere somebody (as something) to admire and respect somebody/something very much synonym idolize
    • Her name is revered in Spain.
    • He is now revered as a national hero.
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French révérer or Latin revereri, from re- (expressing intensive force) + vereri ‘to fear’.
See revere in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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adverb
 
 
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