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Noun revere has 2 senses
- Revere, Paul Revere - 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)
--1 is a kind of silversmith, silverworker, silver-worker; American Revolutionary leader
- revers, revere - a lapel on a woman's garment; turned back to show the reverse side
--2 is a kind of lapel
Verb revere has 2 senses
- idolize, idolise, worship, hero-worship, revere - love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol; "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles"
--1 is one way to adore
Sample sentence:
Sam cannot revere Sue
- reverence, fear, revere, venerate - regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius"
--2 is one way to respect, esteem, value, prize, prise
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
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