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revere

/ revere /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride (celebrated in a poem by Longfellow) to warn the colonists in Lexington and Concord that British troops were coming (1735-1818)
Type of:
American Revolutionary leader silversmith silverworker
noun Sense 2
a lapel on a woman''s garment; turned back to show the reverse side
Type of:
lapel
verb Sense 3
regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
"Fear God as your father"
"We venerate genius"
Type of:
respect esteem value
Kinds of:
enshrine saint worship
Derived:
fear reverence awe veneration venerator
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
"Many teenagers idolized the Beatles"
Type of:
adore
Kinds of:
drool over slobber over
Derived:
reverence worship adoration worshiper worshipper
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
23
Times Searched
3
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American Revolutionary leader silversmith silverworker lapel respect esteem value enshrine saint worship adore drool over