revere

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UK/ɹɪˈvɪə(ɹ)/Canada, US/ɹɪˈvɪɹ/Canada, US/ɹəˈvɪɹ/Australia/ɹəˈvɪə(ɹ)/

verb

To regard someone or something with great awe or devotion.

“a highly revered musician”

Similar
esteemlook up torespectexaltpraisevenerateaggrandizeapplaud
Opposite
contemndespisedespectdisrespectdisdain
OriginFrench révérer ← Latin revereor →
Less commonScrabble 9
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Meanings

revere1

verbrevere (third-person singular simple present reveres, present participle revering, simple past and past participle revered)

present singular third person reveres · participle present revering · participle past revered · past revered

  1. transitiveTo regard someone or something with great awe or devotion.

    a highly revered musician

    Synonyms: esteem, look up to, respect · Antonyms: contemn, despise, contemn, despect, disrespect, despise, disdain, disesteem

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

    Synonyms: exalt, praise, venerate, aggrandize, applaud, enthrone, appraise, belaud

nounrevere (plural reveres)

plural reveres

  1. A revers.

Revere2

proper nounRevere (countable and uncountable, plural Reveres)

plural Reveres

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

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo regard someone or something with great awe or devotion.

Similar
esteemlook up torespect
Opposite
contemndespisecontemndespectdisrespectdespisedisdaindisesteemlook down onmisrespectscornspurn

verbTo honour in a form lesser than worship, e.g., a saint, or an idol.

Similar
exaltpraisevenerateaggrandizeapplaudenthroneappraisebelaudbepraisecommendcry upeulogizeexaltextolglorifyhonoridolizelaudlionizemagnify
Similar
lay store byprizehallowput store byput store inrateregardset store byvalueworthy
Opposite
offend
Narrower
approveglorifyto worship

More synonyms by meaning

nouna lapel on a woman's garment; turned back to show the reverse side

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revers
Broader
lapel

verblove unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol

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idolizeidoliseworshiphero-worship
Broader
adore

verbregard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of

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reverencefearvenerate
Broader
respectesteemvalue
Also see
esteemfearglorifyhero-worshipidolizelook up toprizeput on a pedestalrateregardrespectreverencereversset store byvaluevenerateworshipworthy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinrevereor
  2. Frenchrévérer
  3. Englishrevere

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

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Translations

Arabic وَقَّرَ
  • وَقَّرَ (waqqara)regard someone or something with great awe or devotion
Bulgarian почитам, тача
  • почитам (počitam)regard someone or something with great awe or devotion
  • тача (tača)regard someone or something with great awe or devotion
  • благоговея (blagogoveja)venerate someone or something as an idol
Catalan reverir, reverenciar
  • reverirregard someone or something with great awe or devotion
  • reverenciarregard someone or something with great awe or devotion
Chinese Cantonese 敬畏, 寅畏
  • 敬畏 (ging³ wai³)regard someone or something with great awe or devotion
  • 寅畏 (jan⁴ wai³)regard someone or something with great awe or devotion
Chinese Mandarin 敬畏, 崇敬
  • 敬畏 (jìngwèi)regard someone or something with great awe or devotion
  • 崇敬 (chóngjìng)venerate someone or something as an idol
  • 敬仰 (jìngyǎng)venerate someone or something as an idol
Dutch vereren, aanbidden
  • vererenregard someone or something with great awe or devotion
  • aanbiddenvenerate someone or something as an idol
  • verafgodenvenerate someone or something as an idol
Finnish kunnioittaa, kunnioittaa syvästi
  • kunnioittaaregard someone or something with great awe or devotion
  • kunnioittaa syvästiregard someone or something with great awe or devotion
  • arvostaaregard someone or something with great awe or devotion
  • arvostaa suurestiregard someone or something with great awe or devotion
  • ihaillaregard someone or something with great awe or devotion
  • ihannoidavenerate someone or something as an idol
French idolâtrer, révérer
  • idolâtrerregard someone or something with great awe or devotion
  • révérerregard someone or something with great awe or devotion
  • révérervenerate someone or something as an idol
  • idolâtrervenerate someone or something as an idol
German verehren, anbeten
  • verehrenregard someone or something with great awe or devotion
  • anbetenvenerate someone or something as an idol
Irish urraigh
  • urraighregard someone or something with great awe or devotion
Japanese 敬う, 尊敬する
  • 敬う (uyamau)regard someone or something with great awe or devotion
  • 尊敬する (sonkei suru)regard someone or something with great awe or devotion
  • 崇敬する (sūkei suru)regard someone or something with great awe or devotion
Korean 존경하다, 숭배하다
  • 존경하다 (jon'gyeonghada)regard someone or something with great awe or devotion
  • 숭배하다 (sungbaehada)venerate someone or something as an idol
Latin revereor
  • revereorregard someone or something with great awe or devotion
Māori whakarangatira, whakakoha
  • whakarangatiraregard someone or something with great awe or devotion
  • whakakoharegard someone or something with great awe or devotion
  • kauanuanuregard someone or something with great awe or devotion
Portuguese reverenciar
  • reverenciarregard someone or something with great awe or devotion
Spanish reverenciar, idolatrar
  • reverenciarregard someone or something with great awe or devotion
  • idolatrarvenerate someone or something as an idol
Swedish beundran, akta och ära
  • beundranregard someone or something with great awe or devotion
  • akta och äraregard someone or something with great awe or devotion
  • vördaregard someone or something with great awe or devotion
Turkish saygı duymak
  • saygı duymakregard someone or something with great awe or devotion
Urdu احترام کرنا
  • احترام کرنا (ehterām karnā)regard someone or something with great awe or devotion
Vietnamese tôn kính, cung kính
  • tôn kínhregard someone or something with great awe or devotion
  • cung kínhregard someone or something with great awe or devotion

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with revere

hereyearclearnearcareerheargearappearwearfearvolunteermirrorpremierdearbeerseverepeerearpioneerPierredeermeretiersheer
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Anagrams

veerer
Cite this entry
APA

revere. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/revere

MLA

“revere.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/revere. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “revere,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/revere.

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