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re⋅vere

1  [ri-veer]
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–verb (used with object), -vered, -ver⋅ing.
to regard with respect tinged with awe; venerate: The child revered her mother.
Origin:
1655–65; < L reverērī, equiv. to re- re- + verērī to stand in awe of, fear, feel reverence (akin to ware 2 )

Related forms:
re⋅ver⋅a⋅ble, adjective
re⋅ver⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
reverence, honor, adore.

re⋅vere

2  [ri-veer]
–noun
revers.

Re⋅vere

  [ri-veer]
–noun
1. Paul, 1735–1818, American silversmith and patriot, famous for his night horseback ride, April 18, 1775, to warn Massachusetts colonists of the coming of British troops.
2. a city in E Massachusetts, on Massachusetts Bay, near Boston: seaside resort. 42,423.

re⋅vers

  [ri-veer, -vair]
–noun, plural -vers  [-veerz, -vairz] .
1. a part of a garment turned back to show the lining or facing, as a lapel.
2. a trimming simulating such a part.
3. the facing used.
Also, revere.

Origin:
1865–70; < F
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re·vere 1   (rĭ-vîr')   
tr.v.   re·vered, re·ver·ing, re·veres
To regard with awe, deference, and devotion.

[French révérer, from Old French reverer, from Latin reverērī : re-, re- + verērī, to respect; see wer-3 in Indo-European roots.]
Synonyms: These verbs mean to regard with the deepest respect, deference, and esteem. Revere suggests awe coupled with profound honor: "At least one third of the population ... reveres every sort of holy man" (Rudyard Kipling).
Worship implies reverent love and homage rendered to God or a god: The ancient Egyptians worshiped a number of gods.
In a more general sense worship connotes an often uncritical devotion: "She had worshiped intellect" (Charles Kingsley).
Venerate connotes reverence accorded by virtue, especially of dignity or age: "I venerate the memory of my grandfather" (Horace Walpole).
To adore is to worship with deep, often rapturous love: The students adored their caring teacher.
Idolize implies worship like that accorded an object of religious devotion: He idolizes his wife.
re·vere 2   (rĭ-vîr', -vâr')   
n.  Variant of revers.
Re·vere   (rĭ-vîr')   
A city of eastern Massachusetts, a mainly residential suburb of Boston on Massachusetts Bay. Population: 46,800.
Revere, Paul 1735-1818.  
American silversmith, engraver, and Revolutionary hero. On April 18, 1775, he made his famous ride, celebrated in a poem by Longfellow, to warn of the British advance on Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts.
re·vers also re·vere   (rĭ-vîr', -vâr')   
n.   pl. revers also re·veres (-vîrz', -vârz')
A part of a garment, such as a lapel, turned back to show the reverse side.

[French, from Old French, reverse; see reverse.]
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Revere

city, Suffolk county, Massachusetts, U.S. It lies along Massachusetts Bay just northeast of Boston. First known as Rumney Marsh, it was settled in 1626 and was part of Boston from 1632 until 1739, when it became part of Chelsea. During the American Revolution, the British schooner Diana, seeking food supplies, was destroyed in the locality by Chelsea patriots led by Israel Putnam at the so-called Battle of Chelsea Creek (May 27, 1775). Separately incorporated as the town of North Chelsea in 1846, it was renamed in 1871 to honour Paul Revere.

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