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revere¹

  • /ɹɪˈvɪə(ɹ)/ UK
  • /ɹɪˈvɪɹ/ Canada, US
  • /ɹəˈvɪɹ/ Canada, US
  • /ɹəˈvɪə(ɹ)/ Australia
  • /ɹəˈviə(ɹ)/ New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

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

verb reveres · revering · revered

  1. transitive To regard someone or something with great awe or devotion. a highly revered musician

    Similar: esteem, look up to, respect · Opposite: contemn, despise, despect, disrespect, disdain, disesteem, look down on, misrespect, scorn, spurn

  2. also, transitive To honour in a form lesser than worship, e.g., a saint, or an idol.

    Similar: exalt, praise, venerate, aggrandize, applaud, enthrone, appraise, belaud, bepraise, commend, cry up, eulogize

Similar: 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 · Opposite: despise, offend

noun reveres

  1. A revers.

Revere²

proper noun Reveres

  1. countable, uncountable A surname.
  2. countable, uncountable A city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, named after Paul Revere.
  3. countable, uncountable A minor city in Redwood County, Minnesota.
  4. countable, uncountable A village in Clark County, Missouri.
  5. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Whitman County, Washington, named after Paul Revere.
  6. countable, uncountable A frazione in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: reverence, venerate, worship, idolize, hero-worship, revers, fear, adore, cherish, adulate, river, admire, worthy, adorate, respect, repute

verb

Similar: 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 · Opposite: despise, offend

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verb regard someone or something with great awe or devotion

Españolreverenciar
한국어존경하다 jon'gyeonghada
日本語敬う uyamau, 尊敬する sonkei suru, 崇敬する sūkei suru
中文敬畏 jìngwèi
Portuguêsreverenciar
Françaisidolâtrer, révérer
Deutschverehren
Tiếng Việttôn kính, cung kính
العربيةوَقَّرَ waqqara

verb venerate someone or something as an idol

Españolidolatrar
한국어숭배하다 sungbaehada
中文崇敬 chóngjìng, 敬仰 jìngyǎng
Françaisrévérer, idolâtrer
Deutschanbeten

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@misc{revere_2026,
  title = {revere},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/revere},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}