revering

[ri-veer]

Origin

verb (used with object), -vered, -ver·ing.

to regard with respect tinged with awe; venerate: The child revered her mother.

Origin:
1655–65; < Latin reverērī, equivalent to re- re- + verērī to stand in awe of, fear, feel reverence (akin to ware²)

Related forms

re·ver·a·ble, adjective

re·ver·er, noun

un·re·vered, adjective

Synonyms
reverence, honor, adore.

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Word Origin & History

revere

1660s, from Fr. révérer, from L. revereri (see reverence, which also was the earlier form of the verb).

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