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revere
What does revere mean?
revere (verb): to regard someone or something with great awe or devotion.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce revere?
/ɹɪˈvɪɹ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does revere come from?
Borrowed from French révérer, ultimately from Latin revereor, from re- + vereor (“to fear”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “revere” mean?
to look with difficulty, or as if searching for something
Not quite: that's what peer means.
to plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat
Not quite: that's what beg means.
to use in place of something else, with the same function
Not quite: that's what substitute means.
to regard someone or something with great awe or devotion
Right! That's what “revere” means.
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