1. Regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed, exalted or be in awe of
   "revere God as your father";
   - reverence, fear, venerate
    
2. Love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
   "Many teenagers revered the Beatles";
   - idolize, idolise [Brit], worship, hero-worship

1. A lapel on a woman's garment; turned back to show the reverse side
   "The jacket's silk revere added an elegant touch to the outfit";
   - revers

1. 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)
   - Paul Revere

Sounds like: retches, wrerevere

Derived forms: revered, revering, reveres

Type of: adore, American Revolutionary leader, esteem, lapel, prize, respect, silversmith, silverworker, silver-worker, value

Encyclopedia: Revere, Missouri