Revere - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|rɪˈvɪr|
Brit.
|rɪˈvɪə|
noun
- 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)
- a lapel on a woman's garment; turned back to show the reverse side (syn: revers)
- a lapel on a woman's garment; turned back to show the reverse side (syn: revers)
verb
- love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol (syn: hero-worship, idolize, worship)
- regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of (syn: fear, reverence, venerate)
- regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of (syn: fear, reverence, venerate)
Extra examples
The family reveres old traditions.
...in some cultures people revere their ancestors, even leaving food offerings for them...
He is revered as a national hero.
...Paul Revere somehow found room in his small house for the large family he had fathered....
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: revere
he/she/it: reveres
present participle: revering
past tense: revered
past participle: revered
I/you/we/they: revere
he/she/it: reveres
present participle: revering
past tense: revered
past participle: revered
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